Teacher stops Student from committing suicide

A teacher’s sharp reflexes saved a student from jumping off the fourth floor of his school in Guangzhou, capital of China’s Guangdong Province. The student, unnamed, had attempted to throw himself off the balcony in the presence of his classmates after having an argument with his teacher.

It emerged that the student’s phone had been seized, in-line with Chinese school policy which prohibits students from using phones during classroom hours.

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A spokeswoman from the Guangzhou Xiangjiang Secondary School confirmed that the incident took place on campus after the teacher confiscated the boy’s phone in class.

The student was transferred to another school after his parents were invited to talk to the school authorities.