Mother seems to seek favor of teacher

The mother of a student from Putian, Fujian province, found herself in the social media spotlight recently when a screenshot of her WeChat exchange with a teacher was exposed. It listed the social status of a number of relatives, which some said was an attempt to influence the teacher to favor the daughter.

In the chat history - normally available solely on the phone of the sender or recipient - the mother, Wang Chao, mentioned family members, including her husband, her father and her cousin's husband in asking the teacher, surnamed Liao, to pay "more attention" to her daughter.

The statement listed the employment positions various family members occupy in government organizations. All those listed were public servants.