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The Straits Times, Oct 11, 1956 Excerpt from report The immediate expulsion of 142 pupils from eight Singapore Chinese schools was ordered yesterday by the Minister for Education, Mr Chew Swee Kee. He also directed that two teachers be sacked and seven others warned. Mr Chew gave these orders to principals and management committee representatives from 11 Chinese schools whom he summoned to his office yesterday. He warned that he would not allow any of the expelled pupils or dismissed teachers to be re-admitted to any other Colony school. Students over-run two big schools Parents take food to the 4,000 stay-in students On with new classes soon Previous Moses' start page Leslie's start page Chee Beng's start page Nura's start page Copyright © 1998 Singapore Press Holdings. All Rights Reserved.