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To all, this is the reply I got from FHSS VP for my previous email.

Dear Mr Tay,

Thanks for concern shown for the school.

Below is the response to your questions raised:

1. All students are fully aware of the school rules except the new
Sec 1 intake as there is no change of school rules from 2006.
Since the term reopens this year, the school has reminded
students to cut their hair, clip their hair fringes etc ….through morning
announcements after flag raising ceremony. Individual Form Teachers also
took up the task of reminding & warning the students concerned. This
happened in the first 4 weeks in Jan & there is an improvement on the
situation.
The school only got tougher to the recalcitrants in the 5th
week of this term. I’m sure you would agree with me that 4 weeks are more
than enough grace periods given.

2. The school does not object students for wearing jackets for
genuine reason. The one that we objected strongly is to wear branded
jackets to school for showing off or in another class 6 girls wearing
jackets forming a row in the class & sit under the fan which is in full
volume.

3. The school swithes off the toilet lights at 7.30 am & the time
is chosen as classes would have begun & students should be in their
classrooms. Our AM monitors the situation closely and if the sky is dark,
an office attendant is actually targetted to switch on the lights in the
toilets.

4. We will need to save energy from all sources as Singapore has
no natural resources for energy. We have procedures of using air-condition
in the office & staff room so as to save electricity, such as to function
with 1 air-con after 5 pm in the general office or HOD’s room.

5. The Principal has never asked our students walking around the
school “braless”. School rule stated clearly that “pupils are to put on
white or skin-coloured undergarments”. As the school uniform is white, we
are very particular about our girls wearing coloured bras to school. The
girls were told either to get their parents to bring a right coloured pair
to school for them or to go out and buy one themselves. The shop is just
outside the school & it costs $3.90 a pair. We even seek parental consent
before sending the students out of the school.

We hope we have clarified some of your doubts on the disciplinary
action by the school. We thank you again for your concern.

Phorhg
(VP)

Although I won’t side particularly with the school or the student, in my opinion offing of toilet lights is still ridiculous, if they want to save electricity by offing the lights, they can install motion sensors to control the light, which is what AJC did with some of its toilet.

Also, from the students’ account, it still seemed that girls went braless in school or in the public. That alone should not be allowed to take place.

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