COSPLAY FALLOUT:Cheng Hsiao-ming said he warned the students against using Nazi Germany as their parade’s theme, but later chose to respect their decision
Taipei Times
Date: Dec 26, 2016
By: Tsai Chang-sheng / Staff reporter
Hsinchu Kuang Fu High School principal Cheng Hsiao-ming (程曉銘) yesterday resigned over the
Hsinchu City’s Kuang Fu High School principal Cheng Hsiao-ming announces his resignation yesterday. Photo: CNA
outrage caused by a cosplay event at the school on Friday, when some students wore Nazi uniforms and carried swastika banners.
In his letter of resignation, Cheng apologized to the public as well as to the victims of the Nazi regime for the disturbance and the anxiety caused by the parade.
Cheng said the school will today present a list of personnel accountable for the incident, including the administrators and homeroom instructor Liu Hsi-cheng (劉習正).
The list would not include students, the school said.
Cheng said that he should resign and be held responsible for the incident, adding that he will accept any punishment handed down by the Ministry of Education. [FULL STORY]
