Just four protesters call for teacher Alpais Lam Wai-sze's suspension
Four activists wanting teacher suspended are outnumbered by police on first day of school
Police were prepared for the worst outside a Fanling primary school yesterday, but in the end just four protesters turned up to call for teacher Alpais Lam Wai-sze to be suspended.
They say Lam set a bad example for pupils when she verbally abused police during a Mong Kok protest in July.
The group arrived just after the first bell of the school year and was greeted by officers and Education Bureau staff who feared a repeat of last month's clashes over Lam's behaviour. That was despite the cancellation of a larger, organised rally.
A spokesman for the protesters, using the alias Chiu Tsz-lung, said they wanted Lam to apologise to the officers she attacked in Mong Kok in July. Lam swore at the officers after accusing them of mishandling a clash between supporters and critics of the Falun Gong spiritual movement.
Chiu claimed Lam was "suffering from a personality disorder" and demanded the Pui Ling School of the Precious Blood suspend her until she is well.
"We want the principal of Pui Ling to suspend Lam until she recovers from her disorder and issues a formal apology to the police in Mong Kok," said Chiu, adding that they were not seeking Lam's dismissal but for her to be disciplined.
"We are not targeting Lam personally … This is an issue of ethics and human character."
