Following public pressure, local education authority orders school to stop collecting information and delete all previously gathered details
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenAlice Yanin ShanghaiPublished: 2:46pm, 8 Jul 2026A secondary school in eastern China is at the centre of controversy for collecting the information of its fresh students’ parents, including what brand of car they drive and their values.
Dongying No 1 Middle School in Dongying, Shandong province, distributed the information collection form in late June among students who were recently admitted, China Newsweek reported.
Students were requested to fill in the details of their parents’ names, where they work, their titles and their mobile numbers.
However, the students were also asked to provide details of their parents’ car, such as its brand, plate number and the buying price.
On the cars, the school went to great lengths to add a remark: “This is only for the school’s internal use. Parents, please feel assured to fill in the information.”
The information request soon triggered a backlash among the public after some internet users shared it online.
