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ADMU president says bullying incident not being taken lightly

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<p>MANILA - The Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) on Thursday said it is not taking lightly the bullying incident in its Junior High School campus that was captured on video. </p><p>The video, which shows a student challenging his schoolmate to a fight in a comfort room, has gone viral on social media.</p><p>In a statement, ADMU President Jose Ramon Villarin said an investigation is ongoing and the school administration is treating the incident &quot;with the highest priority and urgency.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Let me be very clear: the school does not condone such behavior. We have our codified standards of conduct and all students are made aware of these and their rights and responsibilities,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;The school is not silent on its stand on violence and it will not hesitate to impose the penalty of dismissal or even expulsion in cases of grave misconduct.&quot;</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/ateneodemanila/photos/a.273184510152/10161106905410153/?type=3&amp;theater" data-width="auto"> </div><p>The ADMU Junior High School earlier said it &quot;is dealing with this matter seriously beginning with an immediate investigation that ensued the moment the report reached us.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/20/18/ateneo-junior-high-school-probes-bullying-incident">Ateneo Junior High School probes bullying incident</a></li></ul><p>It said the video of the fight &quot;depicts an evident act of violence that constitutes a serious violation of disciplinary misconduct.&quot;</p>

<p>MANILA - The Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) on Thursday said it is not taking lightly the bullying incident in its Junior High School campus that was captured on video. </p>

MANILA - The Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) on Thursday said it is not taking lightly the bullying incident in its Junior High School campus that was captured on video.