Suspected Bullying To Blame for Student’s Fall From School Building

An 8th grade student is in the hospital after falling from a school building in what is suspected to be another case of bullying in Taiwan.

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00:00 A student in northern Taiwan is in intensive care after falling from a school building

00:05 in an alleged bullying incident.

00:08 According to local media, the eighth grader had been bullied by older kids for some time.

00:14 The fall happened during a parent-teacher meeting on Saturday.

00:17 Officials at the Taoyuan County School say they're investigating.

00:21 The case is the latest in a string of school bullying incidents reported in the country.

00:26 Lawmakers are pushing for a clearer legal definition of bullying and for better measures

00:31 to help affected students.