Junior high school student in bullying and school refuge Suicide or school committee to investigate Mie Shima September 6 7:53

A third-year boy from a public junior high school in Shima City, Mie Prefecture, found that he had committed suicide at home in July. Since the student was in a state of non-attendance due to bullying, etc., the Board of Education will set up a third party committee to investigate.

According to the Shima City Board of Education, on July 3rd, it was found that a third grade boy who attended a junior high school in Shima City died at home.

According to the police, no will has been found, but the situation seems to be a suicide.

According to the school where the students attended, the boys were in a state of school refusal from the second half of the first year because of bullying.

In response to the wishes of the bereaved family, the Board of Education will set up a third party committee by experts to investigate the cause of suicide by male students.

Masatoshi Hashizume, Director of the Education Department of the Shima City Board of Education, said, “I want to work closely with the bereaved family, conduct detailed investigations to clarify the facts, and try to solve the problem.”