A YouTube video surfaced on Sunday (Mar 5) showing a relief teacher engaging in a stand-off with a student in a secondary school (apparently it’s in, ahem, Yishun). The teacher was heard yelling and flinging Hokkien vulgarities at the female student — who also raised her voice in retaliation — in front of her classmates, who appeared amused by the situation.
A spokesman for the school said the situation took place on Feb 27, when the class was under the supervision of a ‘young, untrained relief teacher’. Since then, both parties involved have been counselled and advised on proper classroom behaviour — they’ve also expressed regret for their actions.
The relief teacher is no longer employed there, and the school claims to be offering the appropriate support to the affected students and working with their parents.
