Bengbu No. 1 Middle School dismissed its son-in-law to win the Nobel Prize. The vice-principal dismissed the controversy.

The winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was recently announced, and American scientist Eric Betzig won this honor. His wife, Gina, is from Bengbu and graduated from Bengbu No. 1 Middle School. Bengbu No. 1 Middle School then put up a slogan: "Warm congratulations to our school's son-in-law Eric Beziger for winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry." Recently, the vice-principal of Bengbu No. 1 Middle School told reporters that the original intention of putting up the slogan was to congratulate alumni Gina’s husband for winning the Nobel Prize, and it was not to “grant money” for the school.

The electronic congratulatory slogan has been removed

After Bengbu No. 1 Middle School put up a congratulatory slogan, it aroused heated discussion among netizens. Many netizens said that the school's approach was to "put gold" in their own faces. The "son-in-law" won the award because it was not a student of the school. There was really no need to publicize it in such a big way.

However, some people expressed different views. Bengbu citizen Liu Shofu said, "A girl worked hard to enter the world's top research institute, and then met a positive scientist, who later won the Nobel Prize. This is a very inspiring story in itself."

At the same time, Bengbu citizen Li Xiaona also said, "I think it's okay, there's nothing to be ashamed of. It's just the way it is."

In the afternoon recently, reporters rushed to Bengbu. , after entering the school gate, I found that the slogan on the electronic display screen on the west side of the school gate no longer existed, leaving only a welcome message welcoming American friends to come to the school to give lectures.

A security guard at the school told reporters, "When I was on duty in the morning, the congratulatory notices were still scrolling, but now they are gone for some reason."

The school's response was not "granting." "

When being interviewed by reporters recently in the afternoon, Vice Principal Pan Yi of Bengbu No. 1 Middle School appeared to be unconvinced by the controversy caused by the content published on the electronic display screen in the school.

Vice President Pan said that as an effective tool for campus publicity, the content on the electronic display screen will be changed every day. These include notifications of "this day in history," school news, teacher birthday wishes, and other important events. The congratulatory slogan published by the school was a general message, so it was replaced with new content at noon recently.

Regarding the controversy caused by the congratulatory slogan, Vice President Pan Yi believes that there is no need to argue. If a Chinese had won the Nobel Prize, then this congratulatory slogan would not be so controversial. Vice Principal Pan Yi said that Bengbu No. 1 Middle School has a lot of glorious history as a provincial key middle school, and it is not an exaggeration to use the honor of the husband of a student in his school as a publicity point.

"The husbands of alumni can win the Nobel Prize. How far are we from the Nobel Prize?" Vice President Pan Yi said that the congratulatory slogans are not "gold" for the school. I believe that such content will have a positive impact on the school. It is also an inspirational story for students.

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