"Education Minister Heng Swee Keat said a firm stand must be taken against unreasonable demands placed on teachers."
Glad that Education Minister backed the teacher and stated the Ministry's stand on the $60 haircut 'Teacher cuts pupil's hair, mum files police report" -- http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...22149090.70599.213440582045291&type=3&theater
Quote TodayOnline:
Mr Heng said: "The simple fact is that the son was reminded over and over again to trim his hair. And when that failed, the school sent a letter. And the mother's response was that her son was dyslexic, and therefore forgetful.
"As one writer puts it in one of our media commentaries, by raising such a hullabaloo, 'the mother did herself and her son no favours'. Now, if parents do not show graciousness to others and respect for rules, our young will not do so either. Soon, discipline will be eroded. The tone in our schools will deteriorate, and the tone in our society too," said Mr Heng.
Source: http://www.todayonline.com/Hotnews/...tand-against-unreasonable-demands-on-teachers
Student should respects teachers, so should parents:
"I think people often confuse respect with rightness. Students should learn respect for their teachers, not because the latter is always right. The same way that we expect our kids to respect us, even though we sometimes make wrong decisions or do stupid things, so should our kids accord respect to teachers. It's a right teachers have earned simply for who they are and what they do.
Only when we understand and abide by this principle, then can our teachers be empowered to do the enormous job they've been tasked with - educate our kids." -- monlim