研究：英国家长愿意为孩子进好学校而撒谎
黄景睿
http://www.huanqiu.com 来源：环球时报 进入论坛 2007-10-26 15:13
Parents ‘will lie’ to secure a good school spot
Up to a quarter of parents are prepared to lie about their address or religion to get their children into a good school,according to research published today.
Those desperate to get their children a better education give bogus addresses closer to the school gates and even claim to have found God to get into a top faith school. More than half of parents said they were also prepared to move house to secure a place at a decent comprehensive.Some couples even“separate”, with one parent and a child moving to a rented home near a school, only to "reconcile" after a place is secured. Others have attempted to bribe head teachers, offering to donate books, while others baptise children and send them to church every week even if they are unbelievers.
One head teacher went as far as employing a private detective to spy on parents suspected of lying. Norman Hoare, the headmaster of St George's School in Harpenden, Herts, went on early-morning and late-night stake-outs of flats and houses of applicants this year to see if they really lived where they claimed.
今天公布的一项研究结果表明，为了能让孩子进好学校，多达1/4的家长不惜在家庭住址和宗教信仰方面撒谎。
一些不择手段的人为了能让孩子得到更好的教育，会编造一个更靠近学校的假地址，甚至为了进最好的教会学校而声称孩子信教。一半以上的家长称愿意为让孩子进好的综合中学而搬家。有些夫妇甚至“分居”，即父母一方和孩子到学校附近租房，直到孩子能入学后才“和好”。另一些家长企图贿赂校长，提出可以捐书。还有家长让孩子受洗，并每周去教堂，即使他们并不信教。
一位校长甚至雇用侦探对有撒谎嫌疑的家长开展侦察。今年，位于赫茨哈本登的圣•乔治中学校长诺曼•豪就趁着大清早和深夜时间查看申请人的公寓和房屋，以核实他们是不是居住在（申请表中）所说的地方。
关键词：
Bogus：假的
Stakeout：监视
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