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Screen grabs from a video show students from a Ma On Shan secondary school apparently bullying another in a classroom. Photos: Facebook

Letters | Hong Kong students must learn that bullying is no play

  • The government and schools must work together to educate and raise awareness about bullying, after such behaviour at a secondary school came to light recently

So far, three videos have emerged that showed students bullying others at apparently the same secondary school. It was disappointing to see that the school had at first claimed that the students just got carried away while playing, and that no bullying was involved.

The government must enact laws with severe penalties against bullying, as it can leave victims with serious scars, both physical and emotional. In addition, schools should organise talks and seminars to educate students about the detrimental consequences of bullying, both for the bully and the bullied.

The government and schools must work together to stop bullying in schools. With determination, the problem can be tackled.

Alan Wong, Tseung Kwan O

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