Chinese school’s policy on excluding children with poor eyesight

A school in China has introduced a controversial policy of excluding children with visual acuity of below -5.00D from its awards list.

The deputy headmaster of Hangzhou Sandun Primary School said that this decision is to educate both students and parents and raise awareness of myopia.

The school has since received backlash because of the rule, with some parents blaming ‘rigorous academic pressure’ from teachers that results in their children’s poor eyesight.

One parent claimed that there should be less homework assignments, as their child has to spend four hours every day on homework and cannot maintain good eyesight because of this.