His parents
A 10-year-old Chinese boy jumped 30 floors to his
death after failing to write a self-criticism letter
demanded by his teacher. The fifth-grade primary
school student had been ordered to write a 1,000-
character apology by his teacher for talking in class
but refused.
The educator allegedly told him to jump out of a
building after he failed to complete the task, a report
quoted relatives and the neighbour as saying.
"Teacher, I can't do it," was found written in one of
his textbooks, CNR said. "I flinched several times
when I tried to jump from the building."
The child smashed into a parked car beneath the flat
where his family live. His furious relatives posted a
banner outside the school in the southwestern city of
Chengdu reading: "The teacher forced our kid to jump
off the building".
The police investigation is still under way. Strict
discipline is an essential part of China's education
system and culture, and tradition demands deference
to authority, putting children under pressure to obey
instructions.
The boy's school said today on its verified account
on Sina Weibo, a Chinese equivalent of Twitter, that
the child and some of his classmates had been
ordered to write reviews of their behaviour after they
disturbed a speaking competition. He died "by
accident", it said.
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