The incident:

In October 2017, some netizens broke the news that a school called Yuzhang Academy in Nanchang had many problems such as severe corporal punishment, imprisonment, and violent training. The exposure attracted widespread attention.

Zhang Hua (pseudonym), a student who was sent to the school for rebellion in 2014, said that when he was first sent to the school, he was put into a "little dark room." "As soon as I entered, I was surrounded by six or seven instructors. I took off all my watches, belts, glasses and other 'dangerous' things." During those seven days, Zhang Hua ate, drank, and slept in a room of almost ten square meters. Inside, never came out. "I felt like I was kidnapped. In the next few days, I thought about dying and hitting a wall."

Corporal punishment is a common occurrence in the academy. Because he was caught secretly smoking, Xiaohua said he was held down and beaten by five instructors. When he was beaten that time, he couldn't sleep lying down for a week, and it took more than three months for the scars to disappear. ?

"I don't know if it's a steel bar, but it should be iron anyway." Xiaohua didn't see clearly the instrument that hit him, but his punished body gave him the most direct feeling. "It was as thick as a finger, and it made a 'ssssssss' sound when hit." Xiaohua, who was beaten ten times, recalled the scene at that time and said bluntly, "I have no love in life."

On the afternoon of October 30, 2017, Wu Junbao, executive director of Yuzhang Academy, responded in the circle of friends: Yuzhang Academy Slim School respects public opinion and dares to assume social responsibilities. All teachers and students officially announced today that Disable discipline with a ruler.

On the evening of October 30, 2017, the official Weibo of Nanchang Qingshan Lake District released the survey results. After investigation, it was found that some of the problems reflected in the online posts existed. The academy does have behaviors and related systems such as punishing students by standing still, beating with rulers, and beating with bamboos and whips. In this regard, the district Education, Science and Sports Bureau has been instructed to punish the educational institution in accordance with laws and regulations, and hold relevant responsible personnel accountable.

On the afternoon of November 2, 2017, the school announced that it had applied for closure and would gradually divert current students after approval from government departments. On November 3, 2017, the official Weibo of Qingshan Lake District, Nanchang City, announced the closure of Qingshan Lake District Yuzhang Academy Self-cultivation Education School (Qingshan Lake District Sunshine School).

On the evening of November 7, 2017, Zhou Wenliang, a former teacher and instructor from the Information Office of Yuzhang Academy, said in an interview that during his work at the academy, in addition to beating students with a ruler, he also witnessed some Students complained.

On November 7, 2017, Yuzhang Academy’s educational qualifications were cancelled. According to relevant regulations, it was ordered to properly place students and teachers at the school within one month.

Background of establishment

The predecessor of Yuzhang Academy was an Internet addiction treatment school called "Longhui School" established in 2007.

In June 2010, Wu Junbao applied for the registered trademark "Yuzhang Academy".

At the end of 2011, the trademark registration was successful, and Yuzhang Academy Moral Education School was officially established in Ruxi Wucun, Luojia Town, Qingshanhu District, Nanchang City. Its teachers mainly come from Longhui School. Wu Junbao declared that the establishment of the academy was the "resumption of study" of Yuzhang Academy in history. He hoped to "awaken the improvement of social atmosphere through the return of 'tradition'" and inspire "post-90s" and "post-00s" with Chinese studies.

Li Doluo, the former mayor of Nanchang City, is the honorary principal of the school and endorses the academy.

On May 16, 2013, Yuzhang Academy Slim Education School was officially established in Wancun, less than 10 minutes away from Wucun. It is qualified as a private non-academic education institution, and the students moved to the new school. campus.

In January 2014, the academy added the function of transforming teenagers with general bad behavior. On February 23 of the same year, the academy obtained the listing of the minors’ observation, assistance and education base from the Xihu District Procuratorate of Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, and became the first minors’ observation, assistance and education base in Jiangxi Province.