It looked like a passionate love scene from a movie - except that the actors were secondary school students and the location set was their school campus during the daytime.

Recently, STOMP, Singapore's citizen journalism site had highlighted a video that one of their readers had sent in. The video had captured two students, a 14-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy, kissing passionately on school grounds while still in their school uniform.

At the start of the video, the couple, who were filmed chatting happily underneath a window of a building, had maintained a certain physical distance from each other. However, within seconds, the boy reached out his arms and pulled his female schoolmate towards him.

They stayed locked in other's embrace for a few seconds before the boy placed his cheek on the girl's. Subsequently, the girl returned the favour by giving him a kiss on the lips.

Almost as if they knew that what they were doing was a taboo act, the couple suddenly broke apart at what was, presumably, a sound that came from behind. Startled, the boy furtively looked behind the wall that the couple were leaning against, almost as if to check if anyone was spying on them.

This clip is the latest occurrence of a spate of photo or video submissions from members of the public that feature students making out.

Just last month, two students from Siglap Secondary School were photographed frolicking around a playground in Pasir Ris in a passionate embrace. The school has since sent the two students for counselling.

Can counselling help in ensuring propriety in students?

"Counselling does help of course, but to a certain extent. The best approach is for the parents to be involved in the process," shared Dr Frederick Toke, the Director of the Psychological Studies Programme at Lee Community College.

Parents should not leave the fixing entirely to the counsellors and school, but should learn to understand their teens by first listening to them, he added.

Shaming the students in the media does serve as a deterrent to such behaviour said Dr Toke, who also serves as an external supervising psychologist at the NIE Psychological Studies Academic Group.

"Behaviours that are witnessed as leading to punishment or embarrassment are often not likely to be repeated or imitated.

"However, in today's reality TV-influenced society, sometimes such exposure may backfire as it could propel these young people to instant stardom and fame," he warned.