Chinese public opinion is abuzz over the case of a primary school girl at a boarding school in Shandong Province, China, suspected of being a victim of school bullying. However, initial investigations could not find enough convincing evidence to conclude the case.
The girl’s parents said a new boy had just transferred to their class and was assigned to sit next to their daughter. The boy brought a sewing needle to class every day to stab the girl sitting next to him in the leg.
A primary school girl in Shandong province reported that the boy sitting next to her stabbed her leg hundreds of times with a sewing awl (Illustration: SCMP).
Over a period of three months, the girl was estimated to have suffered more than 200 stab wounds to her legs. The stab wounds left marks on her legs. In addition, the male student used scissors to stab his classmates, even slapped them, forced them to eat paper, chew pencil tips, etc.
The girl gradually became isolated in the classroom, as her classmates feared her and wanted to avoid her. The male student also threatened and demanded that the girl give him all her pocket money.
At first, she tried to hide it from her family because her parents were always busy and often absent from home. She went to see her teacher to tell her about the problem, but the teacher could not solve the problem completely.
Finally, unable to bear it any longer, the girl told her parents everything about what she was experiencing at the boarding school. Her parents went to the school to demand that the school handle the incident thoroughly and severely punish the male student who caused the school violence.
The girl's parents presented evidence of the marks left on their daughter's legs, as well as on her school uniform, where the fabric surface bore numerous stab marks from the sewing awl.
However, after the investigation failed to find convincing evidence, the school decided to hold a vote with a total of 14 ballots issued, to decide whether this incident could be considered school violence or not.
Those who voted included the school board, some teachers, lawyers, local police... Of the 14 ballots distributed, 8 returned ballots stating that this was not a case of school violence. The girl's parents did not accept the results of this investigation and continued to take the case to a higher level.
Traces left on the girl's feet (Photo: SCMP).
However, education authorities in Shandong province also admitted that this was a difficult case to resolve, because the male student's actions (if any) did not leave clear evidence at the time of investigation, causing the parties involved to struggle to come to a conclusion.
For now, the school has decided to transfer the male student to a different class while a new investigation is underway. This investigation will be directly carried out by the education department of Shandong province.
The incident is attracting much attention from the Chinese public. Many parents say they are frightened by the current problem of school violence. Bullying tactics are increasingly sophisticated and unpredictable, causing severe psychological trauma to the bullied students.
Because bullying tactics may not leave obvious physical marks, the victim's parents may not promptly recognize the serious problems their child is facing.
Lawyer Vuong Quynh Hoa of Tri Hang Law Firm (Guangdong) said that according to Chinese authorities' regulations on protecting minors in school spaces, school bullying includes acts of intentionally causing physical injury and causing material damage.
Depending on the severity of the behavior, students who commit school violence may be viewed as criminals, but because they are not yet adults, they will be handled specially.
Students found to have committed school violence, although not subject to legal punishment, will be forced to move to reformatory facilities for study and living.
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/be-gai-trung-quoc-nghi-bi-ban-hoc-dung-dui-khau-dam-vao-chan-ca-tram-nhat-20240921114228771.htm
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