Rosyth Parents Spread Unverified Accounts Of ‘Suicide Game’ Gone are the days of catching and water bottle football at recess. It appears that today’s primary school students are playing games that are more dangerous than fun. But wait, don’t call us fake news just yet. The above is true only if you blindly believe rumours circulating through parents’ chat groups. A recent incident at Rosyth School highlights the dangers of idle gossip and loose talk in these groups, which are popular among today’s tech-savvy parents. According to the school, rumours were circulating in these groups about an “unsafe game” that its Primary 1 and 2 pupils were playing. Rosyth is currently preparing a response to it, but did not share more details. The latest rumours are especially worrying given unverified rumours about a so-called “suicide game” that pupils had been playing on a school bus. The Suicide Game, explained That game featured a rather sophisticated system: Happiness points for accomplishments (e.g. getting praised by teachers) Demerit points for poor behaviour (e.g. scoring badly for spelling) The objective was to gain as many points as possible. It was played by pupils of school bus 19 earlier this month. But things got out of […]
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