(i) In 1926, a major protest erupted in the Saigon Native Girls School. A Vietnamese girl sitting in one of the front seats was asked to move to the back of the class and allow a local French student to occupy the front bench. (ii) When the Vietnamese girl refused, the principal, also a colon, expelled her.At this the angry students protested. But they too were expelled, leading to a further spread of open protests. (iii) Seeing the situation out of control, the government forced the school to take the students back. The principal reluctantly agreed.