Perspectives "School Safety"
May 18, 2019 21:47:01 #
Stabbing at school results in boy's death
原创： 李磊 CHINADAILY 6天前
The stabbing death of a third grade boy by a father who said the boy had bullied his daughter shocked the public over the weekend. It also renewed concerns that not enough is being done to contain school bullying.
The Shangrao police in Jiangxi province are looking into accusations that a 41-year-old man stabbed his daughter's primary school classmate following a dispute between the two students, a statement by local authorities said on Saturday.
The statement, released by the government of the city's Xinzhou district, said the suspect, who was identified only as Wang, confessed and was detained. The head of Shangrao No 5 Primary School, where the killing took place, has been suspended from work.
The statement came a day after Wang was held on the school's campus, shortly after the stabbing early on Friday.
According to local media, Wang stormed into the classroom and stabbed the 10-year-old boy, surnamed Liu. The boy was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died despite efforts to save him.
Local authorities declined to provide details on Wang's motives, saying an investigation is ongoing. But screenshots of text messages circulating online claimed that Wang stabbed the boy multiple times in anger for bullying his daughter, surnamed He.
The screenshots said Wang had complained in a group chat to parents and teachers about He's experience in school, claiming he and his wife, also surnamed He, had attempted to persuade the boy to stop what they said was abuse of their daughter, but failed to have any effect.
Wang also said he and his wife had quit their jobs to take care of their daughter, and he threatened to confront the boy after school, according to screenshots.
However, the teacher in charge of the class and Liu's father said in the chat group that they did not know about any bullying.
The teacher in charge told Wang that he should first inform the teachers of the matter, and that it is the teacher's duty to find out what was happening and deal with the matter appropriately, instead of taking matters into his own hands. Liu's father tagged Wang in the chat group and offered to talk in private, according to the screenshots.
The Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the Communist Party of China Central Committee said on its WeChat account late on Sunday that it strongly opposes school bullying, and does not regard school bullying only as a small problem among students; but it also opposes seeking revenge through violence.
"No matter what the motives are, there are only law-abiding citizens and those who violate the law," it said.
China has seen a number of bullying cases on campuses that ended in severely injured juveniles. The most recent case involved two first graders in Gansu province who beat up an 8-year-old girl in December and seriously injured her genitals.
Several school officials were suspended from work, but the two wrongdoers were spared criminal responsibility because of their young age.
Zhang Jing, head of the Family Development Research Center at China Women's University, said school bullying is rampant on campuses.
"Factors such as more education about the vulnerability of life and parent-teacher communication could affect the frequency and severity of bullying," she said.
Zhang suggested enacting a law that focuses on campus security to supplement the current legal provisions, which would help tackle the problem at its roots. She also called for more parental involvement in understanding the issue and helping to report potential threats.
I didn't include the screen shots... But one of them had the father of the girl threatening the boy via social media... Telling him that he had better have his parents pick him up from school because the father would be waiting to cause him harm...
Seriously disturbed people do seriously disturbed things...
原创： 李磊 CHINADAILY 6天前
The stabbing death of a third grade boy by a father who said the boy had bullied his daughter shocked the public over the weekend. It also renewed concerns that not enough is being done to contain school bullying.
The Shangrao police in Jiangxi province are looking into accusations that a 41-year-old man stabbed his daughter's primary school classmate following a dispute between the two students, a statement by local authorities said on Saturday.
The statement, released by the government of the city's Xinzhou district, said the suspect, who was identified only as Wang, confessed and was detained. The head of Shangrao No 5 Primary School, where the killing took place, has been suspended from work.
The statement came a day after Wang was held on the school's campus, shortly after the stabbing early on Friday.
According to local media, Wang stormed into the classroom and stabbed the 10-year-old boy, surnamed Liu. The boy was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died despite efforts to save him.
Local authorities declined to provide details on Wang's motives, saying an investigation is ongoing. But screenshots of text messages circulating online claimed that Wang stabbed the boy multiple times in anger for bullying his daughter, surnamed He.
The screenshots said Wang had complained in a group chat to parents and teachers about He's experience in school, claiming he and his wife, also surnamed He, had attempted to persuade the boy to stop what they said was abuse of their daughter, but failed to have any effect.
Wang also said he and his wife had quit their jobs to take care of their daughter, and he threatened to confront the boy after school, according to screenshots.
However, the teacher in charge of the class and Liu's father said in the chat group that they did not know about any bullying.
The teacher in charge told Wang that he should first inform the teachers of the matter, and that it is the teacher's duty to find out what was happening and deal with the matter appropriately, instead of taking matters into his own hands. Liu's father tagged Wang in the chat group and offered to talk in private, according to the screenshots.
The Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the Communist Party of China Central Committee said on its WeChat account late on Sunday that it strongly opposes school bullying, and does not regard school bullying only as a small problem among students; but it also opposes seeking revenge through violence.
"No matter what the motives are, there are only law-abiding citizens and those who violate the law," it said.
China has seen a number of bullying cases on campuses that ended in severely injured juveniles. The most recent case involved two first graders in Gansu province who beat up an 8-year-old girl in December and seriously injured her genitals.
Several school officials were suspended from work, but the two wrongdoers were spared criminal responsibility because of their young age.
Zhang Jing, head of the Family Development Research Center at China Women's University, said school bullying is rampant on campuses.
"Factors such as more education about the vulnerability of life and parent-teacher communication could affect the frequency and severity of bullying," she said.
Zhang suggested enacting a law that focuses on campus security to supplement the current legal provisions, which would help tackle the problem at its roots. She also called for more parental involvement in understanding the issue and helping to report potential threats.
I didn't include the screen shots... But one of them had the father of the girl threatening the boy via social media... Telling him that he had better have his parents pick him up from school because the father would be waiting to cause him harm...
Seriously disturbed people do seriously disturbed things...
May 18, 2019 22:32:06 #
That is such a sad story. I hadn't heard about this in our news. I hope all is well with you, Kevin.
May 18, 2019 22:35:32 #
Iliamna1 wrote:
That is such a sad story. I hadn't heard about this in our news. I hope all is well with you, Kevin.
It is disturbing...
Especially as the father had made threats on social media and the schools in China are fenced and gated..
Sadly there are a number of such attacks each year in China... School Safety is such a difficult issue...
I am well... Long, easy weekend...
Hope your eye has recovered...
Your friend, Kyle...
May 19, 2019 00:06:31 #
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
It is disturbing... br Especially as the father h... (show quote)
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