The Shanghai Rego International School is in a storm of controversy after admitting that their teachers do not hold legal work visas and they are having difficulties paying their wages.
At a meeting of approximately two hundred parents and teachers held Wednesday night at the school’s Minhang campus, Chairman of the school board Hans Tsui attested that since mid-December their teachers have been working on tourist visas that will expire on January 20.
Tsui attributed the issue to “an internal delay in the government.” According to Tsui, “[The government] needed confirmation that we will keep the school the same size, that the school is safe, things like that. We just need to submit some documents.” At other times during the meeting, however, Tsui stated that all the necessary documents were submitted in November.
Some teachers linked the delay to the claims that Rego’s primary school isn’t properly registered, and a year 6 teacher asserted that the school was being pressured to sell their land to the government so it can be used for housing.
“We are pawns in this game,” said the teacher. “Who’s going to buckle first? Is it a big bribe that needs to be paid? I’ve been teaching here for eight years, and there have never been problems like this. I feel we’re just getting management speak. What is the real reason for the delay?”
“You always say ‘trust me,’” said Ian Lindley, Head of Rego’s Upper School, speaking to the administration. “I need more. In one week, I might need to pack up and leave the country.”
“No one [in the government] wants to take responsibility for this,” Tsui responded. When asked if replacement teachers have been sought in case of a mass deportation of the staff members, Tsui said, “I don’t think we need to.”
The teaching staff has also been enduring hardship due to the school administration’s frequent delays in paying their salaries, with teachers stating that the school has not paid their salary or their housing allowance on time for months.
Tsui responded that teachers are paid from overseas funds, believed to be located in The Netherlands. “Outside China, the economic environment is getting worse,” explained Tsui. “Money is dwindling. So we have to send cash overseas to make the foreign funds bigger so we can transfer them here to the teachers.”
When asked why the Chinese-owned school won’t simply pay their staff from within China, which one teacher said he would prefer, Tsui replied, “That is our system.”
Parents who were attending the meeting expressed profound distress at the conditions surrounding the school.
“People are really scared,” said a member of Rego’s Parent-Teacher-Student Association. “We’ve come from all over the world to work here in Shanghai; we’re far from our family and friends, so we’ve made this school our home. It’s important to our lives. We fear the school will close, or the children will be affected, or that they’ll need to find a new school.”
Another parent said, “My son and daughter have been in this school for years, we’re very worried by this instability. If the funds are taking longer to transfer because they’re coming from overseas, just start the payment process earlier! This school is falling apart!”
At one point in the evening, a parent asked those in attendance for a show of hands of who was planning on leaving the school in May because of the current turmoil. Over half of the audience members raised their hands, including several teachers.
“My kid needs to take the IB (International Baccalaureate) in May,” said one woman. “I asked the other international schools if she’d be able to change schools to do it somewhere else, and they all said no. We have no options if the teachers leave.”
“We’re not satisfied that you’ll get the teachers their visas on time, if at all,” said another parent. “Your word isn’t worth anything to us anymore.”
After initially stating, “We don’t need a Plan B,” Tsui ultimately said that if the teachers’ passports are not submitted for their work visas by Friday, the school would put together an alternate plan of action. With traditional methods such as extending their tourist visas being rejected by the teachers in attendance, it remains to be seen what measures the school administration will deem necessary.
Repeated attempts to contact Rego School administration were not answered.
Update: According to a marketing manager from Shanghai Rego, the staff's visas are being sorted out today and they will be able to receive work visas without further complications. A statement from the school will be issued later today. We'll keep you updated.
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So, all of the problem deniers and whistleblower condemners from the last break of this news.... how's that crow? Tasty enough for you? Also, "“Outside China, the economic environment is getting worse,” explained Tsui. “Money is dwindling. So we have to send cash overseas to make the foreign funds bigger so we can transfer them here to the teachers.” When asked why the Chinese-owned school won’t simply pay their staff from within China, which one teacher said he would prefer, Tsui replied, “That is our system.” " - This is a breathtakingly ballsy bullshit statement. We can't pay on time, but rather than admit that we have a problem we blame it on THE REST OF THE WORLD!!!
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Well, I'm man enough to eat my words. Can I have a serving of marinara-colour-me-wrong sauce with that humble pie? In this case I was certainly wrong to call the original author a worthless hack with all the credibility, writing skills and personal hygiene of an alcoholic chimp. In this case.
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Well, the original writing was awful, unprofessional and inevitably memory-holed, but the point remains that Rego is about as trustworthy as Pho 88 review.
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Teachers have been without visas since August, not since December. About twenty four new teachers arrived in August. They have been working illegally on tourist visas since they arrived. Some left and new teachers were appointed for January. Nobody should be working at Rego given the current situation. Those who refused to work earlier in the year were threatened with the sack.
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While one of the teachers did say that she had six tourist visas in her passport and wouldn't allow any more, there weren't really enough people coming forward with similar testimonies, and there weren't enough official comments, to say that the staff had been working for 6 months without work visas.
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Did the 'marketing manager' release a statement of any description today to make it clear that the teacher's visas have been sorted? Of course they didn't - because they didn't sort them. If not, here's one: the school has had its staff working on tourist visas since September (my passport doesn't lie) thanks to a disgraceful trail of broken promises and misleading information from the school owners and a particular member of the school's administration who has defended the board at all costs (the greatest being the morale and well being of the teaching staff and their families). I applaud the Rego teaching staff who have operated under such atrocious conditions for so long; the parent community who have rallied behind the teaching staff and showed the respect and admiration for them they deserve; and, most importantly, the Rego students who have been the reason any of us continued to work under such circumstances. Don't blame China, or the government. The simple fact is this: these people conduct their business in an appalling manner and are not fit to run a school.
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Comment from the parents in the REGO PTSA: Apparently there is a dispute between the owners and some government people about the Business license of the school. But this cannot be new as the school has been operating for more than 10 years. Whatever problem the government has with the REGO owners, the dispute must not happen on the back of 400 children and 75 foreign teachers – so we expect that government issues the visa first and then finds appropriate solutions to solve the underlying issues. Unfortunately the Shanghai Education Bureau refused to meet with us so far. Closing down an international school in the middle of the school year due to regulatory issues would be a scandal and embarrass Shanghai government. Also, it is completely against Shanghai governments’ last week announced ambitions to foster the development of new international schools in Shanghai to increase attractiveness for foreign experts to work and live in Shanghai (rather than in Hongkong or Singapore). While the Shanghai Education Bureau finally on Thursday afternoon invited the teachers to submit their passports to process the documents needed for the FEC and the Visa, so far no result. Teachers and parents were given the hope to get a resolution by Wednesday. Ellen Orr, Stephan Dyckerhoff, John Boogaard, Wendy Chua, Heidi Voegtli, Juliana Zeiske and Juby Tsai
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The visas are only part of the problem. Would the parents stay in a job when the salary is regularly paid up to two weeks late and the landlords threaten them with eviction for rent arrears? Why have contracts that are only valid under Dutch law? Is tax paid on the salary or isn't it? My contract says the tax is 'net'. The ads for new teachers on the TES website said that the salary is 'tax free'. Dutch contracts are only legal if the employee works for more than 6 months of the year in the Netherlands according to EU law. I could go on. If and when the visa issue is sorted out, there are many more issues that need to be dealt with.
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Thanks for all the commentary everyone, especially the last three comments - you've been e-mailed about an interview early next week for a possible follow-up piece. Please check your inboxes and let me know.
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On Friday the school office took the teachers' passports saying that the Z visa would finally be processed. This was promised on 5 previous occasions and tourist visas that lasted for one month were issued instead. The Education Bureau has stated that no more tourist visas shall be issued. The current expiry date of this last tourist visa is 20th January 2012. The worst case scenario is that the teachers' have their returned passports with no work visa and have 2 days to pack up their belongings and leave the country. Many teachers will have to leave belongings behind. Many teachers are now depressed, worried and sick, but they are still coming into school and teaching. Teachers who wanted to leave this situation also encountered administrative obstacles, for example a police check document could not be issued for the whole period of employment because an employee needs a work visa for a valid record. The police check document is an essential record needed by all U.K teachers as a reference of good conduct during their term of employment.
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Rego is an IBO school offering the IB Diploma as the parents say. Does the IBO realise that they are supporting a school which does not employ teachers legally? Parents choosing a school for their children usually trust a school that offers the IB as do teachers when they apply for a job. The parents should write to the IBO and express their worries to them.
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The IB coordinator at the school has not yet been allowed by the school's management to contact the IBO to put into place any special measure or consideration. He is now writing to members of the PSTA privately trying to help them find alternative placements or teaching provision for the 14 IB students in year 13 who are desperate to get coursework marked, extended essays approved, orals recorded and predicted grades in before key IB teachers flee. Without ALL of these items in place and signed-off they know that there is NO WAY the IBO or other local schools can help. During this time more and more teachers are absent from school due to ill health, stress or maybe just packing and arranging shipping for their belongings. Management at the school is burying their head in the sand refusing the disclose the promised plan B and still issuing cheery messages that everything will be alright and that Z-visa are on there way. Parents and staff are less cheery and cannot see how everything can be put in place to assist these students. Decision time for many staff is likely to come well before the deadline of this coming Friday and certainly many staff will be packing and arranging flights this weekend. The school breaks for 2 weeks chinese new year vacation on Friday and then all, but a few teachers who do have longer term visas, are expelled with whatever they can pack in the short turn around time that management have allowed them.
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I wrote personally to the IBO about two months ago and they said that they were not interested in employment issues. One of the IB principles is to develop 'caring young people'. This implies that the teachers should be cared for too. I'm really disappointed by the IBO's response.
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While I fully understand the disappointment and frustration of the teachers and, as a Rego parent, feel very much with them being in this very difficult and stressful situation my view is that the current situation has mainly been created by Shanghai government and not by the owners (although they most likely contributed to the situation). Whatever problems there are with the school and its licenses and between the school owner and the Shanghai Educational Bureau: It is totally unacceptable that a government of a city which has the ambition to be a modern, best in class city which is attractive to foreign companies to establish APAC headquarters, allows that a regulatory dispute leads to such a situation in the middle of the school term. If there are issues with the school owners, they should be solved between the owners and the government and not in a public power game without considering the ramifications for teachers and children who have been working/signing up their children for Rego in the trust that a school with 10 years tenure has all necessary permissions. So I can only hope that government finally realises the absurdness of this case and secures the Visa before January 20!
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@Runner - the problem is that for many years in many industries it was easier and more profitable to play a little loose with the law than actually do what was required. If the school cut corners in the past (and it seems they must have to end up like this) then they are reaping what they have sown. Don't blame the government because Rego got caught cheating - like you say, Shanghai has "the ambition to be a modern, best in class city which is attractive to foreign companies to establish APAC headquarters" and therefore needs to start playing by the rules, which means closing old loopholes and stopping grey area business.
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@foodiedave: No diagreement on the need to close loopholes, but again this should not be done on the back of the pupils and teachers. So if misbehavior happened, government should sanction it and even close down the school if needed or force the owner out of the business, but do it at the end of the school year!
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@Runner, sure - but as some teachers are reporting visa issues since August, it could be they tried to resolve it in the summer and the school didn't comply on time. It certainly seems like the school has not taken this issue seriously at all, and as I said, if there were visa issues in August and the school extended it via illegal tourist visa extensions then it isn't the government's fault. I really, really hate to be defending the government on this, but I think the school buried its head too much and wasted their safety margin.
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Dave, I'm sorry, but I have to pull you up on this one. Sad to say that in reality a school will be penalised for following the rules, rather than for going against them. Personal experience tells me that a little red envelope stuffed with crisp 100RMB bills placed lovingly on a desk, with a big smile, garners you your desired end far quicker than the correct legal route. Chances are in this case that bribes were to paid on time, or the bribe taker was moved on, the new bribe taker was unimpressed with the size of that little red envelope and decided to make an example of Rego. Not that I have much sympathy for the Administration, of course, had they gone the long, winding and challenging by-the-book route from their very inception they perhaps would not have had this problem. The fact remains that an International school is closing in the middle of a school year without a full explanation. That means that the process behind the scenes is a bit embarassing for those involved in its machinations - the school is embarrassed for being in this situation and they do not want to call out the government department, because they are hoping that they will still get the resolution they are seeking. Whichever way you look at it, neither school or government will come out of this smelling of roses, and it wouldnt surprise me if the school up and closes anyway on the back of its ruined reputation.
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@iwasthere you are absolutely correct that two of the major issues here are that the school has failed to appropriately manage the situation for the staff, and that as a result the second issue has arisen whereby there is a short turn around time for them to deal with the potential loss of livelihood and the threat of deportation. @Runner163 as a parent you must be thanked for your support of the teaching staff. The issue comes down to the inherently poor way in which the school is managed, with those in control feeling it is possible to break contractual entitlements and simply get away with it:the government has not forced the owners to pay staff late, not pay staff rents on time and not pay staff health insurance contributions on time and hence leave staff vulnerable in every aspect of their lives in Shanghai. Staff have continued to come into work for many reasons, the most obvious being the welfare of the students they teach. Equally, some have believed the successive assurances from the board that the situation was being handled. Some, like some of the management, simply buried their heads in the sand. Staff who raised concerns about this situation early on were threatened with unpaid leave, and staff who left have been vilified: the Shanghai Municipal Government is not responsible for that.The students, teachers and parents at Rego are the innocent victims of ineptitude on a wide scale.
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@narsfweasels the ruined reputation of the school is a real tragedy here. The staff are supportive and go the extra mile to do the absolute best for the students; the parent body is hard working and engaged; and the students are very special. Even if the school does manage to survive this, things will never be the same again.
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It's terrific to see so many members of the Rego community wanting their voices heard. I'm putting together a follow-up article, but I'd rather use quotes from interviews rather than from comments on the internet. While I've had good feedback from most of you, I'd love to speak with Iwasthere, shesbehindyouohnosesnot and zed veeza, who I'm yet to hear from. I've sent you all e-mails to arrange a time to chat, let me know as soon as you can.
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Spot the Difference? We've heard information from a reliable souce that the Shanghai Rego International School could be closing down in the next couple weeks. School administration has not suggested publically that the school is facing any difficulties, and our efforts to contact the school have not been successful thus far. Our source, someone close to the school, told us this: "There is a good chance that Shanghai Rego International School will have to close. For a long time the primary school was not licensed as a school but registered as a factory, and so the government refused to issue work visas for about 30 teachers. The school applied for tourist visas for the teachers but now the visas are running out. Many may have to go back to their home countries and a few have already scheduled flights out at their own cost. The school is telling them that they will find a solution, but they've been saying this for over a month now. The apartments the teachers live in are rented by the school and some of those landlords have not been paid." We certainly hope this turns out not to be the case and the school continues normal operation. We will continue to attempt to contact school authorities to get to the bottom of this breaking story. [Ed note--this article was edited on Oct 28 to correct some inaccuracies] BookMarkShare+Add CommentsAdd a Photo 14 Comments You should not listen to whispers; I have no idea who your informant is but they are obviously not ‘close to the school’ as they claim and have been seriously misinformed. This is not ‘news’ but malicious gossip. Shanghai Rego International School will not close and parents need not prepare any such a closure. Posted by wellwisher 1 d, 9 h ago Was this comment useful? Yes(2)BookMark @wellwisher, do you work for the school? Would love to get your side of the story if you do. I'm at geoff.ng@ringierasia.com Posted by geofferson 1 d, 8 h ago Was this comment useful? Yes(0)BookMark "For a long time the primary school was not licensed as a school but registered as a factory" Fact-check, anyone? What does the ministry say about the status? Posted by foodiedave 1 d, 8 h ago Was this comment useful? Yes(0)BookMark Dear Geofferson, I am hardly likely to give you details of my place of work or my profession. The whole point of these blogs is that they preserve the anonymity of the bloggers. However, if you reveal your source, for the original blog, then I shall be pleased to reciprocate. Posted by wellwisher 1 d, 6 h ago Was this comment useful? Yes(0)BookMark This is verging into libel territory here. Cityweekend seems to be the only portal reporting on this, and without much substance. I would really watch your step, though anything is possible - we all remember what happened to KaiEn, ja? Posted by narsfweasels 1 d, 5 h ago Was this comment useful? Yes(1)BookMark A very insensitive article, based on gossip and nothing more. Rego is a great school, primarily thanks to the amazingly dedicated teaching staff. This is an unfair post Geoff and I think you should feel ashamed of yourself for sharing such slanderous information. My children went to this school for 3 years and soared to amazing heights whilst there. Like any International School in the world, the school faces its share of issues - but your audacity in publishing this information without as much as a call back from the school is out of line! Narfweasels - you sound like a wise person.... Posted by jobella 1 d, 5 h ago Was this comment useful? Yes(0)BookMark REGO is a great school and it will be a great shame if something happens to it. We have also heard the stories about the visa issues, and that some teachers have had to move out of their flats due to non payment of rent. I heard that they were offered other accommodation by the school though and that the current problems are merely "cash flow" issues due to monies being transferred to the new REGO school in Beijing. We also have heard positive news that recruitment was up significantly this year in Shanghai and that the school administration has improved considerably. I think it is correct to raise concerns in public since it is a fact that some teachers don't have the correct visas and are having to make trips and that at least one apartment of teachers had to relocate at short notice due to non payment of rent. That is not a rumor, it is fact. Well done Geoff! Posted by jzschool1 1 d, 4 h ago Was this comment useful? Yes(0)BookMark Dear Geofferson, Narsfweasels is quite correct, you are entering into very dangerous territory. I hope that you have evidence to support your libellous statements and very deep pockets, because I now know that the first blog, was in fact not a blog at all but a leading statement from a member of the magazine’s editorial staff. I can reveal that the fraudulent blog was placed on the site by Mr Geoff Ng, City, Wine and Dine Editor of City Weekend, to encourage a response, by posing as a blogger. By so doing, you have opened yourselves to legal action and if I were a member of the Rego board of directors, I would be talking to my legal team at this very moment. Be warned all bloggers, you are being encouraged to reveal your opinions by a very devious, manipulative and underhand piece of journalistic technique, which would not be tolerated in any western country. In the UK the Press Complaints Commission completely forbids this type of speculative journalism. Parents of children at the school should also be made aware, that such an attack upon the school by a member of City Weekend’s editorial staff, could be conceived as an act of aggression and if anything does happen to SRIS then could certainly, in law, be construed as contributory. Beware all readers and contributors! You will no doubt have noticed that it is only City Weekend itself who are presenting gossip and unsubstantiated rumour about Rego and all other bloggers have offered nothing but positives. I think that City Weekend should apologise for misleading its readers and close this blog forthwith or reveal the source of their information. Posted by wellwisher 1 d, 3 h ago Was this comment useful? Yes(1)BookMark Thank you wellwisher, rarely have I read such accurate, knowledgeable and well thought out comments on a blog. I hope that Rego sue Cityweekend for being so deceitful, it is this sort of thing that devalues this type of site. I am amazed that Cityweekend would publish this rubbish, before they had even spoken to the school principal, to verify their information, isn’t this standard journalistic practice? The whole thing is nonsense, even if true, is there a company in Shanghai that does not have a dispute with a government department? Is there a single company that pays all its accounts, rents etc. on the due date? Is there a company whose employees would not have a moan about it, if they could be guaranteed anonymity? On the subject of legal action, I see that Cityweekend have used the Rego logo as a heading for their article, presumably to add weight to their comments and make them look official, surely this is an infringement of copyright law. You sound like a lawyer wellwisher, what do you think? Posted by wellwisher 6 h, 58 min ago Was this comment useful? Yes(0)BookMark I received the above in my email this morning, someone has leaked my personal email address, shame on you! Posted by deacon 6 h, 55 min ago Was this comment useful? Yes(0)BookMark OK, wellwisher, that post-repost-reply sequence between you, yourself and deacon is suspicious indeed. As people have said, it's a dangerous line that CW has taken, but it is also not libelous as all the speculation is clearly noted as such. Also, if you're going to take the UK high-and-mighty route, you should remember that journalists are allowed (and expected) to protect their sources if said sources wish to remain anonymous. And we do remember what happened to Kai-En- school quality is TOTALLY unrelated to cashflow, visa and licensing issues. Apples and oranges, people- and it's not like the industry is heavily regulated or that China has a great rep for oversight in these cases. As I said earlier, fact-check it. If it is improperly licensed, that's a big, big problem. Posted by foodiedave 6 h, 36 min ago Was this comment useful? Yes(0)BookMark This "report" is just irresponsible rumour-mongering based on anonymous hearsay. If there is truly a story here the writer should have done some actual work and reporting, not just printing one person's account and calling it "breaking news". That's the worst kind of lazy blogging and really pathetic. City Weekend should stick to what it does best: fluffy lifestyle coverage and announcements about the latest hot DJ to hit town. Leave the actual reporting to the professionals. Posted by hubee2121 6 h, 35 min ago Was this comment useful? Yes(0)BookMark Fact check. It's fast, easy, and stops you from looking a twat in public. Sadly, you do say 'leave it to the pros' but the pros are Party shills or totally unconcerned with this sort of thing. If done properly, this sort of article could revitalize CW from it's current slide into late-era SH Magazine style list and promo reportage. This, however, was not done properly, and it continues to be botched. Posted by foodiedave 6 h, 19 min ago Was this comment useful? Yes(0)BookMark Good work, Wellwisher. Derp. Posted by narsfweasels 3 h, 16 min ago
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@february31st Yes, there's a definite difference. The original article contained several insinuations about the general legality of Rego's business and education licences, as well as something of a smug and superior tone. The original article, while mostly borne out by these new developments was unprofessional, libellous and frankly the kind of shock-tactic rumour mongering you would expect from a supermarket tabloid. Being right is no excuse for being sloppy.
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1. Cityweekend is a supermarket tabloid. 2. You can not sue somebody for libel if they are telling the truth, even if the article is badly written.
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Feb 31 - CW isn't even tabloid quality these days - tabloids are generally more original, depend less on rehashing other people's stories, and can spell. However, you're incorrect when you state that you can't sue someone for libel if they are telling the truth. In a fair justice system you can't WIN the suit, but you can sue to your heart's content - and I'm not convinced that in China a libel complaint wouldn't first end up in some kind of para-governmental arbitration which could be very problematic. This doesn't change the fact that CW folded when the Rego complained (we assume, since it has been widely observed that Geoff has no spine whatsoever and v.1 just disappearing down the CW memory hole wasn't mentioned). I'd postulate that if the first article had been properly researched and fact-checked instead of being hurriedly shat out like hangover diarrhea (and in it's first iteration it was just awful - what you transcribed is the sanitized rewrite that went out) then CW could have kept it up despite the complaints.
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February 31st: 1: While the quality may be that of a tabloid, it appears to aspire to more. Though that's awfully difficult to tell I'm sure. 2: The original content was libellous, and it contained many claims that have not since been repeated, likely because they were untrue. The claims were an attack on the school's reputation based on conjecture. They were rightly removed. Obviously someone has a modicum of integrity.
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All the clues are there is someone with intelegence at Citywwekend can put them together. Looks like the TES is doing some digging into the story and they may come out with the truth. Not all the story has been told so far, still plenty to come out into the open. Questions that could be ask of the Directors/Principal of the School, what date where they informed that the FEC's would not be issued? When did the fax arrive saying that the Primary School had to be closed down? If we had answers to these questions, it would be the Directors/Principal in court facing legal action.
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I actually don't give a monkeys backside about this here argument so, but come on "intelegence"? Will ye not download Firefox there?
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There are legal issues regarding the answer to the question 'do the teachers have Z visas?' I'd have thought it was a) yes/no and b) public domain.
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maybe the legal issue (haha) is related to the question Have the salaries been paid? oh wait: Have the teachers' health insurance been paid yet? or perhaps Have all the rents been paid? or even Has the bus company been paid?
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The teachers did all get their visas, until July at least. The rest of the issues, for now, I guess I shouldn't comment on.
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Such as why this happened? I assume that the legal issues to which you refer are the school sending threatening letters about your reportage? Well, I hope that the mag doesn't cave on this one - and kudos to you for keeping the issue alive.
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What a shame! Hope it works out. But if not: if there are any music teachers needing work, JZ School can offer part time opportunities, particularly to elementary & primary school music, or instrumental (woodwind & strings).