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Too tough on those who puff?

Desmond Ng | The New Paper | Thu Oct 28 2010

S'pore Sports School expels 5 students for smoking, but one student's parents think the punishment is too harsh.

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Keywords: singapore sports school , expel , student , smoking in school , football players , silat , bowler

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I sincerely believe that every learning institution including organisation must install some form of disipline. However nowadays school tend to dismiss students without any thoughts regarding their future.After dismissal,what can the students do?Probably become usless,hang around,join gangs,get into fights and maybe oneday land into jail and create more social problems. Therefore I urge schools to exercise caution when dismissing students and not ruined their future. Regards

Onni Omar

Posted by Posted on Wed, 03 Nov 2010 at 14:17 PM

I support the school's decision. Especially it is a repeated incident. A rule is a rule, and all students in Singapore should know the consequences of breaking the rules. Otherwise, why bother to have any.

Quek

Posted by Posted on Wed, 03 Nov 2010 at 11:56 AM

At a tender young age and as sports students who hope to make a career out of sports in the future, they should not be smoking as it is bad for their health. Also, the school was right to expel them as they were repeat offenders who had broken the school rule.

anna

Posted by Posted on Wed, 03 Nov 2010 at 11:56 AM

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