School Suicide

Bengal Teen Allegedly Shoots Himself Dead In School Toilet

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 9, 2018

A class 10 boy allegedly shot himself dead in the toilet of his school in Purba Barddhaman district on Monday, police said.

Education System Dehumanised, Mass Producing Clones: High Court

Education | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 11, 2017

The education system has become "completely dehumanised" into a machine which is "mass producing clones" and frowning upon individuality, the Delhi High Court said today.

UK School Asks Students To Draft Suicide Note For Homework: Report

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 25, 2017

An English teacher in the UK asked over 60 teenage students to draft a suicide note for homework as part of a module on Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth, sparking outrage and prompting the school to apologise.

Amity Student's Suicide After Being Barred From Exam Triggers Protest

Noida News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday August 17, 2016

Nearly a hundred students and alumni held a protest outside Noida's Amity law college today for 21-year-old Sushant Rohilla, a fourth year student who committed suicide on August 10, allegedly because the university debarred him from giving exams due to low attendance.

In One Day, Teen Athlete Found Hanging, 2 More Attempt Suicide in Kerala

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Wednesday October 7, 2015

A 17-year-old aspiring athlete hanged herself in her hostel in Kerala's Wayanand district after she was allegedly reprimanded by school authorities and her parents.

12-Year-Old Boy Jumps Off School Building After Rebuke, Teacher Arrested

Mumbai News | Reported by Tejas Mehta, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday February 25, 2015

A 12-year-old boy jumped to his death from the fourth floor of his school near Mumbai on Tuesday, allegedly after he was scolded by a teacher.

A Broken Father's Plea Reaches Education Minister Smriti Irani

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Sunetra Choudhury | Wednesday February 4, 2015

Two weeks after a 17-year-old jumped off a Kolkata high-rise, Education Minister Smriti Irani will phone her family which alleges that she killed herself because she was harassed by her teachers.

China Youth Suicides Blamed on Education System: Study

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 14, 2014

China's high-pressure, exam-driven education system is responsible for the vast majority of suicides by schoolchildren in the country, state media said on Wednesday, citing a study.

Kolkata: Girl tries to commit suicide after being scolded by family

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 20, 2014

A 13-year-old girl was admitted to a hospital after she tried to commit suicide by consuming phenyl in the toilet of her school in Kolkata today, the police said.

Boy dies trying to imitate suicide scene from TV

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday February 10, 2012

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'Taliban schools sell suicide bombings to teens'

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday October 26, 2010

The Taliban have established schools on the outskirts of Pakistan's Karachi city where sermons are delivered to woo youths, said a teenaged would-be suicide bomber arrested Monday.Sixteen-year-old Mohammad Salaam, a student of Class IX, had met Tehreek-e-Taliban leader Zahir Shah at one of these schools."Shah said that becoming a suicide bomber was...

Reprimanded by teacher, student hangs himself at school

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 13, 2010

A boy studying in tenth standard allegedly hanged himself at his school premises here after his English teacher reprimanded him for forging his signature in the answer sheet.According to police, when the boy, a student of CSMA higher secondary school at Kovilur, returned his answer sheet to the teacher yesterday after writing his mid-term exam, he ...