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Five students in China have been dismissed from school for not flushing the toilet.

The students are based at the Ethnic Mongolian Experimental Middle School in Fuxin city.

The headmaster, Mr. Shi, explained: "Every year we sign a commitment paper with each parent and child, to make sure students behave properly at school.

"The punishments for breaking the rules aren't negotiable, he added.

The Commitment Paper has 27 rules and flushing the toilet is one of them.

The move has angered parents.

"We have complained to the school and the local education bureau many times, but the school insists on its decision," said one.

The education bureau says that the school has overreacted, reports Liaoshen Evening News.