Adults have responsibility for kids' behavior

A BEIJING MOTHER'S ONLINE POST describing how her 10-year-old son was bullied at Zhongguancun No 2 Primary School, a leading school in Haidian district, provoked much online debate. Southern Metropolis Daily commented on Monday:

Bullying is not uncommon among Chinese teenagers, many of whom are spoiled and often exempt from rules-based education at home.

In this case, the school deemed the incident "a joke that went too far" and the parents of the juvenile bully said he was "just being naughty", according to the mother of the bullied. However, the victim has since been suffering from acute anxiety as a result of the bullying.