A year ago, a third-year junior high school boy committed suicide in Kadoma City, Osaka, and a council set up by the city's Board of Education examined the slander and slander he had posted on social media, which had been exchanged by classmates that the boy had not seen in person. It turns out that they concluded that bullying was the cause.



The family said, ``It is clear that the perpetrators attacked our son until his heart was broken, and this cannot be tolerated.''

In February of last year, a third-year male student committed suicide while attending junior high school in Kadoma City.The city's Board of Education established a third-party council to investigate the incident, and in December of last year, the bereaved family reported the results.

According to the report, slander on social media exchanged by classmates that the male student had not seen directly was recognized as bullying.



The study identified a total of 62 cases of bullying, including the ostracism, neglect, and slander that the boy suffered during his three years in junior high school, and concluded that ``bullying and suicide are thought to be closely related.'' .



The school conducted a "bullying questionnaire" for all students, and the student who died complained of the damage many times, and his mother repeatedly consulted the school, but the school did not respond systematically.



This is pointed out as a ``response that lacks compliance awareness.''

The boy's mother held a press conference in Osaka on the 15th and said, ``I apologize to my son every day for not being able to protect him.It is clear that the perpetrators are attacking my son until his heart is broken.'' , it will never be tolerated."



He also said that there has been no apology, saying, ``After my son's death, I felt angry when I learned that the perpetrators were planning a cover-up, such as calling for the deletion of their communications on social media. I want him to be found guilty of taking someone's life.''

Contents of “bullying” written in the report

The report details the bullying the boy suffered from his first year of junior high school to his third year of junior high school.



When I was in the first year of junior high school, in a LINE group in which 88 students from all grades were registered, a male student posted, ``Doesn't it smell like rain? Lol,'' and a group of students responded with comments such as ``You stink more.'' It means that



The bullying escalated when he entered the third year of junior high school, and many times he forced male students to play the role of the demon during a game of tag on their way home from school, leaving them behind and making fun of them.



In addition, using an app that allows anonymous messages to be sent to the person in question, messages filled with malicious content, such as repeating things like ``Why aren't you 4'' and ``Good morning,'' and asking the person to ``die,'' are persistent. It is said that it was delivered to.



In addition, in LINE groups in which male students do not participate, there are repeated posts that mock the appearance and behavior of male students behind their backs, and the report states that even if the male students themselves were not aware of it, there were cases in which they were aware of their existence. According to the law, bullying is defined as anything that causes physical or mental pain.

Lawyer for the bereaved family: ``Recognition of bullying is groundbreaking''

Miho Matsumori, a lawyer for the bereaved family, said, ``I think it's groundbreaking that posts made when the person is not present have been recognized as bullying.It sends a message to society that even if you hide on social media and say bad things, you will be criticized. "It will become a reality."

Kadoma City Board of Education comment “Adjustment for publication of investigation report”

According to the statement, ``Since we received the investigation report in December of last year, we are currently taking steps to make it public in accordance with national guidelines. We will make adjustments to prepare for the publication of the investigation report."