We lived in Singapore for some years..and there were some close calls with the American School. They were not willing to crack down on some of the kids who got involved with drugs. The Government warned them that there was a problem..then struck. They gave the kids and their families 24 hours to get out of town..or face trial.
Since then the American School has adopted more progressive standards.
It was very much the same situation with the American school in Malaysia a while back.
The 24 hour warning to get out of dodge saved many a skin.
Luckily, both sides never got into a public situation where an example would have had to be made of someone.
As you probably know, what happens behind the scenes is often far more interesting than what gets reported.