Family blaming school in death of student
By Xu Chi |
November 20, 2012, Tuesday
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THE family of a 19-year-old woman are blaming a private vocational school in Qingdao City for the death of their daughter, who fell from the fourth floor of a restaurant when she and other students were taken out for late night beers last month by six male teachers.
Last year, the Qingdao Qiushi Vocational School was rocked by the deaths of another student and a teacher at the campus.
The woman who died last month, Liu Xiao'ao, and five other female students were invited out on October 27, the school's 20th anniversary, according to a man surnamed Kong, the woman's uncle.
Police told Liu's parents that the woman "accidentally'' fell from a window in the restaurant bathroom at 10:34pm, her family said. Police said they have ruled out murder but have not released a cause for the death.
Liu's family has doubts about the investigation. "I've sent my daughter to the school to study, not let the teachers take her out late at night to have dinner and drink beers," Liu's father told China Business Herald.
Kong said Liu and the other students were invited because the teachers wanted to discuss the school's anniversary celebration.
Police told him that the students and teachers had consumed a total of 40 bottles of beer. Police said she had alcohol in her body but they did not say how much.
"What are the teachers attempting on the girls by sharing so many bottles of beer with them?" asked the father.
The father told the newspaper school officials haven't answered his questions, but he said the school headmaster called him and warned him not to blame the teachers.
A reporter called the school but a senior official became furious and warned him "not to cause troubles."
"Why are you, little business reporter, covering this topic instead of some business news? Does the case have anything to do with you?" the official, Xu Jianzhong, asked and then hung up, the newspaper said.
Kong said the local government paid the family 600,000 yuan (US$96,157) in compensation.
Family members say they are ready to sue the school. School officials said they would pay 50,000 yuan to the family, an offer rejected by the father.
On July 28 of last year, a 28-year-old female teacher was sexually assaulted and found dead, naked in a school pond.
On November 24 of 2011, a student was found dead after falling from a school building. The reason for his death still remains unknown.
Last year, the Qingdao Qiushi Vocational School was rocked by the deaths of another student and a teacher at the campus.
The woman who died last month, Liu Xiao'ao, and five other female students were invited out on October 27, the school's 20th anniversary, according to a man surnamed Kong, the woman's uncle.
Police told Liu's parents that the woman "accidentally'' fell from a window in the restaurant bathroom at 10:34pm, her family said. Police said they have ruled out murder but have not released a cause for the death.
Liu's family has doubts about the investigation. "I've sent my daughter to the school to study, not let the teachers take her out late at night to have dinner and drink beers," Liu's father told China Business Herald.
Kong said Liu and the other students were invited because the teachers wanted to discuss the school's anniversary celebration.
Police told him that the students and teachers had consumed a total of 40 bottles of beer. Police said she had alcohol in her body but they did not say how much.
"What are the teachers attempting on the girls by sharing so many bottles of beer with them?" asked the father.
The father told the newspaper school officials haven't answered his questions, but he said the school headmaster called him and warned him not to blame the teachers.
A reporter called the school but a senior official became furious and warned him "not to cause troubles."
"Why are you, little business reporter, covering this topic instead of some business news? Does the case have anything to do with you?" the official, Xu Jianzhong, asked and then hung up, the newspaper said.
Kong said the local government paid the family 600,000 yuan (US$96,157) in compensation.
Family members say they are ready to sue the school. School officials said they would pay 50,000 yuan to the family, an offer rejected by the father.
On July 28 of last year, a 28-year-old female teacher was sexually assaulted and found dead, naked in a school pond.
On November 24 of 2011, a student was found dead after falling from a school building. The reason for his death still remains unknown.
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