Student at Guangdong Bowen School in Zhongshan Dies by Suicide on First Day of School; Family Holds Portrait Outside School Gate Alleging Bullying

On September 4, 2026, a ninth-grade student at Guangdong Bowen School in Zhongshan, Guangdong, died by suicide on the first day of school. Suspecting that the student had suffered long-term school bullying, the family held up a portrait of the deceased outside the school gate in a rights defense action, prompting police to arrive and cordon off the area.