Lee’s confrontation with security guards over a parking dispute during the school trip in Singapore last Friday was captured on video and widely circulated on social media, sparking heated discussion in both cities.
Footage shows a security guard telling Lee, who is standing in the doorway of a coach, to move the vehicle, but he becomes irate and rudely rebuffs her instructions.
“Shut up,” Lee is heard telling her before swearing at her in Cantonese.
When another guard intervenes, Lee turns to her and shouts: “You shut up!”
The first guard again urges him to move the coach, but Lee continues to question why he should follow their instructions and mocks them by making faces.
The school has since apologised for the incident, conceding Lee’s behaviour had caused public concern and unease.
The school’s management committee suspended Lee from his post on Tuesday with immediate effect, saying his act fell short of public expectations.
The Education Bureau earlier expressed concern over the case and demanded a written report from the school.
Singapore police, meanwhile, said they had received a report and that investigations were under way.
Under the city-state’s Private Security Industry Act, those found guilty of intentionally harassing or causing alarm or distress to a security officer can be jailed for up to a year, fined up to S$5,000 (US$3,915) or both.
This article was first published on SCMP.
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