Ateneo Junior High School moves class resumption to Jan. 7

MANILA, Philippines — The Ateneo Junior High School (AJHS) has moved the date of the resumption of classes to a later date to address the bullying issue inside the campus.

In a memorandum posted in the school’s official Facebook page, it said it will move the start of classes from January 3 to January 7, 2019.

This is “to allow the school administration, faculty, and staff ample time to prepare for the implementation of a series of concrete and proactive measures that will directly address the bullying issue on campus.”

Please read the memo of the AJHS Principal on the start of classes on January 7, 2019

Posted by Ateneo de Manila Junior High School on Wednesday, December 26, 2018

The announcement of the AJHS came after a viral video circulated online showing an AJHS student—a taekwondo gold medalist—kicking and punching a fellow student inside the comfort room.

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The school has earlier dismissed the student involved in the bullying incident in the said video.

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“This has been a painful time for our community, and by the grace of God, we pray to turn this pain into learning opportunities for character formation and culture transformation,” AJHS said in its memorandum. /ee