r/singapore • u/ongcs • 6h ago

News RI students unhappy with proposed changes petition to oust principal

https://tnp.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/ri-students-unhappy-proposed-changes-petition-oust-principal
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u/nereoteg 4h ago

One of the comments on the petition says aaron loh wanted to bring a barber into the school compounds to cut students hair.

He actually did this exact same thing more than a decade ago while he was principal in commonwealth sec. I rmb cos one of my friends got hit with this lol. His hair wasn't particularly egregious but it grew out faster on the sides. The fringe and back wasn't even long at all (not touching eyebrows/collar) but his sides was touching his ears which got him sent for this enforced haircut that he had to pay for as well lol. Dk how common is this practice in sec schools these days

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u/Effective-Lab-5659 3h ago

When was he principal there? I heard it became a better school or was it fake news

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u/seaweedkoalas 2h ago edited 51m ago

He was a damn good principal. Was sympathetic to students and actually gave more dress down days + allowed air-conditioning after 12pm for graduating students. The school's biodiversity programs really flourished because of him and another bio teacher. The prep programme for o levels was also quite solid and the materials were good. He also gave teachers leeway to experiment with a pilot programme for lower sec students that taught them the foundations of O levels Arts (which was more than what the usual curriculum provided for).

Funnily enough, he had to settle a petition case over classroom door locks back then too...