I would hate to be siding him, im just pointing out my observations as a bystander (the bullying on his personal fb or otherwise). And nah im not speculating. I wont (and will not) comment on the size of the role that zhss had in the creation of his current self, but as prev mentioned, it is undeniable that the school has had a part to play since the start of his disobedience. its funny how online sites are all placing the blame on his parents when the school is also responsible for how a child turns out! Teachers & parents = the two main authorities in any child’s life, and that is no speculation.

It is a good school, but not one of the better schools available in Singapore.

I witnessed how the school dealt with Amos Yee at the beginning of his teenage years (NB: His vid on CNY) and it was poor handling to say the least. I've been wanting to say this for a long time. Let's just say that teachers weren't the only ones punishing him, he was bullied really badly online and offline by NA/NT students (threats, vulgarities, insults). His actions were immature, rude and arrogant, but as respected authorities, the teachers should not have punished the bullies less harshly. After undergoing the shame of being bullied, he had to do a public apology to the entire school, possibly under the threat of teachers, I don't imagine he'd willingly do it. Here is what I think: The bullies should have been more heavily dealt with. The things they said were 10000 more offensive than \"CNY is a copycat of America's new year\", the bullies did not do a public apology. It is uncivilized to think it is okay for bullying to go on just because someone toed the line, controlled punishment yes but just NO to bullying. I think the unfair treatment led to a lot of pent-up indignance towards authorities, which eventually reached consummation in his current form. I don't think he was properly listened to/received good counselling when he was a young teenager, when his mind was still malleable (can't ignore the fault of parents in this case).

Well. He went into ZHSS as someone who dispenses his opinion arrogantly on topics that are legal, and he went out as someone who is vulgar, rude, and a criminal. Who can influence a young teenager? Parents and teachers. ZHSS had a role to play that we can't ignore. I seriously think the CNY video was the crux of his life but that's just my opinion!