Saturday, 7 September 2013

Hundred of teenagers were searched for having their own personal phones at a school in Xi’an, China

source: Chinareview

September 6th, four school governors and one teacher searched hundreds of teenage students one by one for personal phones without any advance notice.

Students were requested to stand at the classroom corners while the search took place. Governors and teacher took away phones, chargers and phone cables once they found in students school bags, draws.

Students bodies were also searched apart from underwear. One student Lee hided the phone in his underwear and saved the phone.

The teacher read the chatting history in the smart phone and found his student was chatting with another opposite sex student on the inappropriate ‘romantic love’ topics.

The search involves both male and female students who were to have either high school entries exams (15-year-old) or college entries exams (18-year-old).

Story ideas:
1. No punishment for personal search even to teenagers. no law, no regulation.

2. Likewise supermarket theft suspicion body search; but students own their personal phone; school took them all

3. School think smart phone would disturb students study; students surf online in class

4. Teachers believe some internet content is harmful for youngsters

5. Some parents believe it is ok to search the body as students should not have phones in class. Only study is permitted in classroom. They are happy that school took actions to help students study

6. Students felt insulted during and after the search

7. School does have regulations phones are only used to contact parents; not permitted to chat, play games and must be switched off in class.

8. Teacher checked the chatting history in the phone