18-yr-old girl jumps to death at school for delinquent kids

18-yr-old girl jumps to death at school for delinquent kids

NAGOYA, Japan - Hiroshi Totsuka, the principal of a sailing school in Mihama, Aichi Prefecture, speaks to reporters near the school on Oct. 19, 2009, after an 18-year-old girl jumped to her death from the roof of the school's dormitory in an apparent suicide. The school is known for its controversial methods for reforming juvenile delinquents.

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