A 15-year-old vocational school student in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province, was expelled for a kiss in class, the South China Morning Post reported.

He was caught by a surveillance camera kissing his girlfriend in a classroom at the Jiangsu Xuzhou Higher Vocational School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering in last November and dismissed for "serious violation of core discipline". His girlfriend was not expelled.

At least three students were expelled last year for love affairs, the report said.

Professor Zhang Houcan from Beijing Normal University's school of psychology said that such harsh punishment of young people could cause lifelong mental damage.

(China.org.cn March 28, 2012)

据《南华早报》报道，江苏徐州一名15岁的职校学生因为在教室内接吻而被开除。

该少年就读于江苏徐州机电工程高等职业学校。去年11月，他和女朋友在教室内接吻被监控器拍到。之后，他因为“严重违反核心纪律”被开除，女朋友幸免。

据悉，去年一年，该校至少有三名学生因为恋爱被开除。

北京师范大学的张厚粲教授认为，这种严厉的惩罚会给年轻人带来一辈子的精神伤害。