Teacher forces student to drop phone in water basin

A teacher in Guizhou punished students by asking them to drop their phones into a basin of water, causing controversy among the public.

SCMP reported on May 16 about a video that has been making the rounds on Chinese social media since May 9, recording a middle school teacher in Guizhou province, southwest China, forcing students to drop their cell phones into a basin of water.

The teacher explained that the school strictly forbade students from bringing mobile phones to school, as well as romantic relationships, smoking and drinking alcohol. The teacher added that parents had also agreed that students who brought phones to school would be punished, including having their phones thrown on the ground.

"Because throwing phones on the ground can have a negative impact on students, I decided to choose the punishment of dropping phones into water," said the teacher.

Teacher criticized for dropping student's phone into water

A teacher in Guizhou province, China, punished a student by dropping his cell phone into a basin of water. Video: Douyin

The teacher's handling of the matter has sparked controversy on Chinese social media. "Can't the teacher confiscate the students' phones and return them after class? Why do all the parents agree? Money is not leaves," one person commented.

"This punishment shows how weak the school is when it cannot educate students in reasonable ways," another account wrote.

Many students in China have been given mobile phones by their parents during the Covid-19 pandemic to study online. "Before, they told students to do their homework on their phones, now they ban them," one person commented.

Many people even claim that the school has violated the law and damaged private property.

A localeducation bureau official later announced that he had "criticized and admonished" the teacher, insisting that schools were not allowed to damage students' belongings, even if their parents agreed.

This is not the first time disciplinary methods have caused controversy in China. In 2021, a teacher in Hunan province caused a stir when she smashed the phones of students who broke the rules.

Ngoc Anh (According to SCMP )

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