Teachers at HES debated for a whole year the merits of extending school authority into the students 'personal living space. They did not take any action because Cheng, whom the students call "old graybeard," wanted to hold off doing anything until the staff completely understood the situation. He argued that it would be worse to intervene without really knowing the situation.
對於公權力應否進入學生的私空間，全人的老師們討論了一年，沒有做出干涉的動作，因為被學生暱稱為「老鬍子」的校長程延平堅持，要真正弄懂才能管，否則寧可不要管，最糟糕的是不懂而又插手管。