Chinese school bully ‘forced children to drink urine in extortion racket'
Headmaster suspended after class monitor found to have bullied money out of primary school pupils, says news website report
The headmaster of a primary school in eastern China has been suspended after it was revealed that a class monitor forced pupils to eat and drink faeces and urine if they did not give him money and snacks, according to a news website.
The bullying came to light after a family discovered that their son had stolen stole several thousand yuan from their home and had been forced to give the cash to the bully, the website Anhuinews.com reported.
The victim’s family called the parents of other pupils and found many of the class had suffered attacks.
A teacher at the school in Huaiyuan county in Anhui province had asked the class monitor to help check children’s homework and he had abused his power to extort money from pupils, the report said.
The boy would also allegedly tear up children’s exercise books if they failed to give him enough cash or snacks.
The area’s education bureau is investigating the case, the report said.
