University of Communications and Transport in HCM City
The suspension of the students, majoring in automobile engineering and aeronautics, will last for one year. During this time, they must leave the school and submit assessment by the local authorities where they live in order to resume studying after the suspension.
Tran Quang Hai Bang, an official from the university said, the decision was made following an incident that occurred on the morning of September 13, when three first-year male students goaded each other on to harass the girl.
One lecturer discovered what was happening after noticing the female student crying. The lecturer referred the three students to university administrators.
After the male students admitted to having made cash bets in order to encourage the harassment, the disciplinary board decided on their punishment. The three students have since apologised. A number of students at the university complained that it was too strict, saying they should have got off with a warning.
“We don't think the suspension is draconian. This type of conduct is unacceptable in an educational environment. We need to create a deterrent,” Hai emphasised.
He went on to say that the students should be mature enough to take responsibility and the female student has yet to come back to school due to the situation.