On October 9, a seemingly ordinary day at a higher vocational college in Guangdong, China, took an unexpected turn.
A student’s phone, a source of distraction, led to a chaotic scene that has since garnered widespread attention.
The boy attacked his teacher, strangling and choking the latter repeatedly for confiscating his phone, after the student was caught playing with his phone in class, according to the South China Morning Post.
The Incident in Guangdong
The incident began when a student, engrossed in his smartphone and playing video games on it, disregarded the ongoing class.
Frustrated by the student’s lack of engagement, the teacher, clad in a green shirt, decided to take action. He firmly but calmly asked the student to surrender his phone, citing the disruption caused by playing video games during the class.
Refusing to part with his device, he engaged in a tug of war with the teacher over the phone, escalating the situation.
The phone was eventually taken away by the teacher, who then resumed his lesson in the classroom while holding on to the student’s phone.
As tensions rose, the student’s frustration escalated to a shocking level. He resorted to physically assaulting the teacher by strangling and attempting to choke him not once but twice. The classroom was filled with gasps of horror as the situation spiraled out of control.
The physical altercation stunned the students in the classroom, who were caught off guard by the sudden outburst of violence. Some of the classmates stepped in to help pull the violent student away from the teacher, ensuring his safety.
The school in question, has since stated that they have “dealt with” the student involved, although they stopped short of mentioning what punishment was meted out to the boy.