Chinese media outlets and bloggers have blasted a primary school in northern China for categorizing students based on their family background. While some media criticized the teachers involved, at least one blogger said this is a part of a larger phenomenon. The concern follows a survey form dated Oct. 27, 2021, given to students from the No. 1 Primary School of Yuanping City of Shanxi Province. According to the form, the survey was asking the school’s class two, grade three a series of controversial questions. The categories on the form divided students into 11 sections that Chinese schools and leadership consider positive and negative. Positive categories include children of leaders, entrepreneurs, employees who work in powerful or monopolistic companies and government departments, or who have transferred from cities because of their connections. Negative categories include children of divorced parents, parents with criminal records, or parents with religious beliefs. The negative …