On September 24, it was reported online that family members of a student held banners to demand rights outside the gate of Yangxi County No. 1 Middle School in Yangjiang, Guangdong. The incident stemmed from a student suspected of suffering from depression who jumped to their death on campus. The family accused the school of forcing the child, who was resting at home, to return to school by threatening to record their absence as truancy in their permanent file. There are reports that the teacher involved may have attempted suicide by swallowing pills; the incident is awaiting official notification.