Why did you show me a horror movie?Daughter's mental illness is a lawsuit against the school
Oct 20, 2025
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A female student who watched a horror movie during a self-study class at a school in Henning City, Nanning, in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, was traumatized and taken to a hospital, according to Chinese media Zufai News and Hong Kong media South China Morning Post.
On this day, the teacher in charge was on temporary leave, so the school screened a horror movie with the consent of the students and the homeroom teacher. The title and content of the film have not been released.
Later that evening, while having an online conversation with her mother, female student A rambled and showed signs of mental confusion.
Surprised parents were immediately taken to the hospital, and the medical staff diagnosed it as 'Acute Transient Mental Illness'.
It is a mental disease that suddenly loses the ability to recognize reality due to psychological stress.
The parents filed a lawsuit demanding 30,000 yuan (about 6 million won) in damages, claiming that watching horror movies was the direct cause and pointing out that the school failed to fulfill its educational supervision obligations.
During the trial, the court confirmed that the student had no past history of mental illness or family history.
The school denied responsibility, saying it was due to the student's 'unique constitution' or 'potential disease', and admitted only 10% responsibility, saying it already had a psychological health education system.
The court recognized 30% of the responsibility, judging that the school was responsible for management in that it agreed to screen, and ordered 9,182 yuan (about 1.8 million won) in compensation through school insurance. Netizens are saying that "the school will be reluctant to screen movies in the future" and "horror movies were inappropriate."" The school should take responsibility" Various reactions are continuing, including.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
