Education | School violence on the rise in Zhuhai

The Zhuhai Xiangzhou People’s Court revealed the city had recorded 209 cases of juvenile delinquency from the beginning of 2014 to May 2016. School violence accounted for roughly 10 percent of cases, with 24 reported incidents, according to mainland media.
The court said most perpetrators of school violence are 15 to 16 years old, and that many are students from occupational colleges, accompanied by non-students. Most of the cases involve armed threats, and normally take place within the school perimeter or nearby campuses.
The judge explained that some of the students committed crimes as part of fights for the leadership of student groups. Others brawled over their girlfriends. Some committed robbery to cover personal expenses. The Zhuhai court admitted that the number of cases of school violence had gradually increased in recent years.
According to a report by Zhejiang University, 87 percent of students surveyed in mainland China last year experienced violence at the hands of fellow students. In May, the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China said that out of 100 incidents of school violence occurring between 2013 and 2015, 49 percent involved the use of knives and 35 percent resulted in the victims’ death.

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