School unfair treatment

Hmm.. saw something on the news last night that made me upset.

A girl of 15 years old was actually rejected from entering a school coz she was overweight. OVERWEIGHT ???? What is the world coming to ? Feel sad for the girl. I mean being bigger sized should not warrant rejection from entering school.

According to the girl who was interviewed, she said she was initially notified that she was accepted by the school and had to make a trip to the school to sign on some documents. When the school saw that she is overweight, they said that she does not meet the entry requirements. There are actually 2 entry requirements (suddenly ??) :-

1) The potential student should not be overweight
2) The potential student should pass her mathematics

I am not too sure if this girl actually passed her mathematics or not. But i know she is overweight and according to the news, she is rejected by the school due to that reason.

Anyway, the parents reasoned with the school and this girl is finally accepted. Still, i feel very unfair for the girl. Imagine the social stigma she may have to face from fellow students when she starts school. This is definitely not healthy for the emotional growth of the girl.

The name of the above school was never mentioned (the girl chose not to reveal the name of the school) in the news, but i suspect it to be a private school. Why ? Simply because private schools are more prone towards such actions as they want to "attract good students" into their schools so when these "good students" score well in their exams, the school's ranking and reputation will be pushed higher among the nationwide list of schools. Of coz, that is only my own personal opinions.

Nonetheless, i wonder what is the world coming to for education ? Have we come to that stage where we focus more on the grades rather than the emotional developments of our younger generations ? I will be definitely be disappinted if it really comes down to that...