China school makes pupils sign suicide disclaimer to absolve institution of responsibility
Public pressure over requirement that pupils sign letter absolving school of blame should they kill or harm themselves sees authorities step in
A secondary school in China has come under fire for requiring its students to sign a written promise that if they kill or injure themselves their decision was not related to the place of learning.
This commitment was proposed by Shuizhai Middle School in Wuhua county, southern Guangdong province.
It has been circulated widely on social media after being shared by a parent who said he had also alerted the authorities about it, the Yangcheng Evening News reported.
Amid public pressure, the local Education Department launched an investigation before issuing a statement on December 25, the report said.
The investigation found that the school held discussion meetings in all classes on December 23 on the topic of cherishing life.
After the meetings, all students were required to sign the letter of commitment which contains “inappropriate contents”, the department said.
