don't know anything about the culture in somolia so when they see someone from somolia, they think he's a terrorist. >>reporter: teachers have been forced to recruit some of the best performing students who graduated last year. they say it's the only way to recruit teachers and avoid closing the schools. >>> security at sea is the main topic for 26 countries meeting in singapore. several governments are claiming rights to different parts of the south china sea. the u.s. defense secretary ashton carter criticized china for the way it's marking out its territory. >> turning an underwater rock into an air field does not permit restrictions on international air or maritime transit. finally, with its actions in the south china sea, china is out of step with both the international rules and norms that underscore the asia-pacific security architecture and the regional consensus that favors diplomacy and opposes coercion. >> here's more now from sing pour. >>reporter: the region's security summit is underway in singapore and as soon as it's started, the clash of perspectives on the agenda has a