China punishes 27 officials over 'ugly' school textbook drawings


The People's Education Press primary school books sparked outcry in May over drawings of students with small eyes that some called racist. - TIGERSTIGER1/TWITTER

BEIJING (Bloomberg): China has punished more than two dozen education officials over a series of math textbooks drawings that an investigation found portrayed the nation’s children as "ugly.”

The Ministry of Education said in a statement on Monday that some 27 officials from the state-owned publisher had been reprimanded or dismissed over illustrations that had "fallen short of the fundamental requirements of moral education.”

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