Chinese Teen Commits Suicide After Mom Slaps Him Publicly at School

September 30, 2020

A teenager in China committed suicide reportedly after his mother slapped him at school.

School tragedy: A 14-year-old boy from Wuhan, surnamed Zhang, jumped from a school building and fell to his death on Thursday, reports Global Times.

Zhang is a ninth-grader at No. 1 Middle School in the Jiangxia District.
The school’s headteacher summoned the boy’s parents for a meeting after he was caught playing poker.
Surveillance footage in the school building’s hallway later showed the mother slapping the boy twice on the face after the meeting.
Shortly after, the mother went home, leaving Zhang standing silently for three minutes.
The boy then climbed over the railing on the fifth floor and jumped to his death.
Passing students were seen attempting to stop him.

Trending topic: The boy’s death, which has sparked an investigation by local education and judicial authorities, has also caused a heated online debate on Chinese social media.

On Weibo, news about the incident has attracted hundreds of millions of views.
Some users noted that parents should not shame their children by beating them in public.
Meanwhile, others countered that parents should not take all the blame as teens often struggle psychologically and are swayed by extreme emotions.
There are also commenters who asked people to refrain from criticizing the mother who is now grieving the loss of her son.

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