Stories from Nanyang · China

A teacher at Fourth Primary School in Chengguan Town, Tongbai County, Nanyang, Henan, reportedly wrote 'Is your handwriting as ugly as you?' on a student's homework. The school in Tongbai County, Nanyang, responded that the teacher's comment about a student's handwriting being 'as ugly as you' was intended as a joke, though the expression was inappropriate. The local education bureau in Nanyang has issued a statement regarding the incident. The local Henan Nanyang Tongbai County Education and Sports Bureau has issued a response regarding the teacher's comments. School officials responded that the teacher was attempting to make a joke about the student's appearance to encourage better handwriting, but admitted the method was improper. The school claimed the remark was an ill-advised joke intended to compliment the student's looks.