Strange games played by teenagers in a school restroom have shocked the people of Kazakhstan, reports Tengrinews.kz correspondent. A video filmed in one of the schools in Taldykorgan has surfaced online.
The footage shows high school students leading a fellow student into the restroom and beginning to mock him while shouting obscene words.
"What kind of horror is happening at Abai School? Why are the students so troubled? Parents, protect your children. The video was taken from TikTok. The kids filmed and uploaded it themselves," reads the video description.
Attention! The video contains inappropriate language
The police have identified all participants in the incident captured on video and shared on social media.
"According to them, what happened was a game. However, considering the potential consequences of such situations, preventive measures have been taken with them. The parents of the students have been held administratively responsible for failing to fulfill their parenting duties," the police in the Zhetisu region reported.
As reported by the head of the Taldykorgan Education Department, Shynar Sharipbaeva, the Taldykorgan police department has imposed a fine on the parents in accordance with Article 127 of the Administrative Procedural Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
"The participants in the incident have been placed on preventive watch. Explanatory work has been carried out with the 9th-grade students, and their psychological state is currently stable," Sharipbaeva stated.
Later, a video surfaced showing the teenagers with their parents. The students and their parents apologized to the parents of the affected peers and to all Kazakhstanis for their behavior.
An emergency meeting was also held with representatives from the Education Department and the children's rights commissioner for the Zhetisu region.
"As a result of the meeting, class leaders, the school psychologist, and deputy directors for educational work will be relieved of their duties starting Monday. The school principal will receive a formal reprimand. This situation is under the control of the Taldykorgan Education Department," assured the head of the Taldykorgan Education Department, Shynar Sharipbaeva.
