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A 17-YEAR-OLD student of one of Singapore’s top junior colleges allegedly punched a bus driver in the face during a quarrel on Wednesday.
The 53-year-old SBS Transit driver tried to stop the Hwa Chong Institution student from leaving.
The teen’s girlfriend, who is from another school, had been found to be using an invalid concession card.
The bus driver, who suffered minor bruises on his face, was given two days medical leave. He has lodged a police report against the student, and the police said they are investigating.
SBS Transit said it is taking the matter seriously as the driver was assaulted in the course of his duty.
The original article can be found here http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,130301,00.html
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When contacted, Hwa Chong Institution said the school 'deeply regretted this unfortunate incident which resulted from a misunderstanding'.
They said they do not condone unbecoming behaviour.
The school said the student is a good student and well-behaved and is distressed by what happened.
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He claimed that he did not know the lost card had been branded as void and stolen until the end of the entire commotion.
When his friend tapped the card against the card reader, the card reader beeped continuously. He claimed the bus driver had not given any explanation.
He wrote: 'The bus driver detained us and didn't allow us to proceed. He asked her to produce the card and took it without explanation.
Argh, my blogger interface is screwed, I can't even preview or edit html. P.S If you're reading this the second time, it is edited, blogger is normal now ;)
Anyway, I think that the whole thing wasn't an accident. That is what I think though, maybe I am wrong. I think this has nothing got to do with the school, in contrast to what Chadin has said, it is the character of the person. It is the upbringing of the person, many factors contibute to this.
Maybe our education system is partly responsible for this, but either way, I'm not shocked, but quite disturbing. I haven't witness any of these incident before, rather it is natural for kids in developed countries to evolve towards that direction.
Some may say that social egalitarianism is to be blamed. Kids are talking about human rights, but I think it's alright to do so, no problem, it is HUMAN RIGHTS. You see, even I'm talking about it.
So what do you guys think? Feel free to leave a comment by clicking below.
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YY, no I don't think the school is the cause for the incident either. Yes, I did mention that the student is from a top school, so the repercussions of his actions are worse as the public see people like him as the future of Singapore. Still, the school shouldn't be stereotyped based on the incident.
The education system *may* has a part to play in shaping the boy to has such thinking; with so much concentration put on grades, students who are the cream obviously devote their entire life to study and none to others, and that could be how they turn out morally not quite there. This is part of the student's upbringing.
Yes, there are many factors I have yet to weigh in.
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