Drugs raid at Beijing’s ‘school for rock’
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Around 200 male students were tested for drugs when police, acting on a tip-off, raided a renowned music school earlier this week.
A deputy headmaster at Beijing Midi Music School told news portal Sina that 16 were taken into custody. Three were released soon after Tuesday’s raid while the others were detained for three days as punishment for taking marijuana.
In a statement released yesterday, the school said the students had been given light penalties because it was their first offense and they had expressed their regret.
“The school will give these students a chance to correct their mistakes,” the statement said. “We hope they will return soon to continue their studies. Only music is good medicine for them.”
The school has a reputation as a cradle of Chinese rock music. When it was established in 1993 it was the first music school in the country to focus on modern styles, including rock and jazz.
It held its first Midi Music Festival in 1997 and the annual event is now one of the largest in China.
It takes place across three cities — Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen.
The school takes students from the age of 16, with most majors requiring two years of study. Students pay an annual fee of 17,500 yuan (US$2,740) for tuition and 8,700 yuan for accommodation.
According to its Wikipedia entry, the school’s mission is “to promote an artistic and humanistic theory of modern music while offering students classes with advanced musical techniques.”
In China, drug takers can face fines of up to 2,000 yuan and a maximum of 15 days administrative detention.
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