Teachers angry and hurt, but forgive boys who took upskirt videos of them
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SINGAPORE (THE NEW PAPER) - A student was expelled and several others caned after they were found to be in possession of upskirt images of six female teachers from their secondary school.
Seven boys were found to have taken the photos and videos with their smartphones, and 23 others received and/or shared the images.
The expelled boy had been involved in a similar incident at his previous school.
He was found to be in possession of the images but he was not the one who had recorded them, said the principal.
After receiving a tip-off about the incident, The New Paper on Friday (Oct 28) contacted the all-boys school, which confirmed the incident.
The principal told TNP that the school received information about the upskirt images on Oct 5 and immediately started an investigation to round up the culprits.
He said: "We found there were students taking upskirt photos and videos, and sharing them. There were 30 students."
He also said the school decided to handle the matter internally after he gave the teachers the option of making a police report.
But when contacted last night, the police told TNP that they had received a report on the incident, and investigations were ongoing. It is not known who had made the report.
We are not naming the school to protect the victims.
The 30 boys, most of whom are in Secondary 2 and 3, and a handful of them in Sec 1, had upskirt images of six female teachers.
Some of the boys were caned to send a strong message - this is not how you treat women - to the school population.
As it was during the exam period, the school punished them only after their exams were over.
On Oct 19, the seven main culprits, who are in Sec 1 to Sec 3, were caned in front of their respective levels. They were given two strokes each on the buttocks.
The principal said nine others who had received and shared the images were given similar caning but in his office.
The remaining culprits were given suspended caning punishment, detention duties and told to return to school during the holidays for counselling sessions.
Should they commit other offences, they will be caned.
Their parents have been informed about the incident and the punishment meted out.
On the caning of the students, the principal said he needed to send a strong message to them and the school population that this kind of behaviour would not be tolerated and would be dealt with swiftly.
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