It will be interesting to check if this applies to ONLY this school (AISG) or all other IS schools in Guangzhou.

Just coming in late here - offering my two cents: I am person of colour from Africa and have gotten my last two IS jobs through Search. I have a trailing spouse, with one kid in high school, (used to have two, but the elder one is currently in college).

My conclusion: there MUST be a strong reason for the rejection. How would you rate your confidential references? I know that you don't see them but you can have a guess.

The UGLY FACE of racism !!! Finish your contract and run away! Could also be a teaching moment for your child - in a positive - way but depends on severity and context.

Don't we see this all the time - even during recruitments ???

Currently, ( October 2024), the American International School of Guangzhou accepts job applications from only the following countries:

Ascension, Australia, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, Canada, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Guyana, Ireland, Isle of Man (British Irish territorial), Jersey, New Zealand, Pitcairn Islands, Singapore, South Africa, Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus, South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands, Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha, United Kingdom, United States, U.S. Virgin Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, British Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands OR a language teacher with a passport from a country that speaks that language.

Is this a Chinese government requirement or is another country-profiling by a 'reputable' school?