School's draft rules see boys, girls as toxic mix

A middle school in Qingyuan, Guangdong province, is amending a set of rules that restrict a wide range of interactions between male and female students, after images of the document were uploaded online that touched off a heated debate.

The rule, formulated by the administration of Qingxin District No 1 Middle School, prohibits male and female students from going in and out of the school canteen together, getting food for each other at the canteen, using a meal tray together or feeding each other.

The rules, dated March 8, also say that no student may carry personal belongs, such as bag or jacket, for another student of the opposite sex.