China school slammed for invading privacy with pupil survey asking if parents’ work is ‘smelly’ or ‘noisy’

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A primary school in China sparked controversy for letting its pupils fill in a detailed questionnaire about their parents’ work.The survey, titled Observation List of Parents’ Occupation, was distributed to pupils at the beginning of May at Huatai Primary School in Tianmen, central Hubei province, Zonglan News reported.The questions regarding their parents’ work coincided with the May Day holiday which is celebrated in mainland China as Workers’ Day. The school said that it aimed to boost...