"Lost a Precious Treasure to Bullying"... 17-Year-Old Son Jumps from 10th Floor

"Depression at Terminal Cancer Patient Level"
"No Homeroom Teachers Told Us"

On the 2nd, a petition titled "I Lost My Precious Treasure Due to Group Bullying" was posted on the Blue House National Petition Board.
Photo by Blue House National Petition Board Capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] Recently, the bereaved family posted a petition on the Blue House website stating that their son made an extreme choice due to "group bullying" following the incident where a first-year high school student fell to his death from the 10th floor of an apartment in Daegu.

According to the Daegu Bukbu Police Station, around 7 a.m. on the 31st of last month, a first-year high school student fell to his death from the 10th floor of an apartment in Buk-gu, Daegu. Subsequently, on the 2nd, a petition titled "I lost my precious treasure to group bullying" was posted on the Blue House National Petition Board.

The petitioner, Mr. A, said, "On the morning of the last day of August, my precious treasure, my 17-year-old son, died," adding, "He said he was depressed and did not want to go to school, then threw himself out the window from the 10th floor."

He continued, "When my child entered a private middle and high school in Buk-gu, Daegu, he was bright, but from a certain day, he gradually became silent and did not want to go to school," and lamented, "After entering high school, his body barely exceeded 40 kg at a height of 172 cm."

According to the petition, Mr. A, watching his son change, sought help from the school and learned through the Crisis Management Committee that his son had been subjected to group bullying in the third year of middle school. He explained, "The homeroom teacher told me that she saw my child suffering and lying face down on his desk during the bullying incident, and also saw classmates pointing fingers and jeering at the crying child."

Mr. A said, "My son's depressive symptoms were so severe they were compared to terminal cancer, and counseling results indicated that medication treatment was necessary. He received treatment until just before making the extreme choice."

He added, "To ensure my child's smooth school life, I participated as an exam supervisor throughout the three years of middle school, but none of the homeroom teachers over those three years told me about my child's difficulties, so I thought my child was doing well at school."

Furthermore, he expressed anger toward the middle school and high school for hiding and not disclosing the truth, saying, "If there is anyone who had even the slightest influence on my child's death, I want to find them all and relieve the grudge of my child, who is now wandering alone in a frightening afterlife without his mother and father," and raised his voice, "Please reveal the truth about my child's death."

Meanwhile, the police plan to investigate following the bereaved family's report that "school violence is suspected."

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