Recently, students from the badminton club “BADBOYS,” which is an unofficial extracurricular activity group of our university, broke the shoji screens, raised their torsos and broke the ceiling, and knocked over and damaged an ashtray at the inn where they were staying. Ta.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to the accommodation facilities that were affected, and we deeply apologize for causing concern to so many people.
The background and response regarding this matter are as follows.
background
During the club’s spring training camp from March 10th to the 16th, members of the club broke shoji screens, lifted their torsos and broke the ceiling, and knocked over and damaged ashtrays at the inn where they stayed. The incident was discovered after these videos and images were posted on SNS. The director in charge of education and the advisor of the badminton club “BADBOYS” have already visited the accommodation facility to apologize for the actions of the students, and are hearing the outline of the incident from several people, including the student who is the president of the club.
Future actions
After completing interviews with the students who participated in the spring training camp as soon as possible and compiling the results of the university’s investigation, strict and strict measures will be taken.
The university has notified the club that its activities will be suspended until the final disposition is decided.
In addition, to prevent recurrence, we have issued a written warning to all students at our university to act with ethics and moderation as adults, and we will continue to conduct further activities in both official and non-official extracurricular activities. We plan to gather representatives of organizations and issue another warning.
March 25, 2024
Kobe University
Education Director Naoto Omura