Some 260 parents of students attending Chenjiatan Village Middle School have signed a petition demanding the removal of the school's headmaster, citing various incidents of misconduct, reports Xinhua.

Since July, the parents and some teachers at the school have expressed their concerns to local educational authorities about headmaster Fu Kaixiao.

The petition listed seven suspected infractions, including pocketing students' poverty-relief money and holding onto insurance premiums handed in by students instead of delivering them to the insurance company.

Fu was also accused of gambling and wasting school funds eating and drinking.

The educational bureau of Ruanling County has promised to look into the case.

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