All circles of society in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) have expressed their firm opposition to attempts to expand the current disturbances into the schoolyard, calling on various parties to make concerted efforts to safeguard security in schools.

As the new school term is about to begin in China, some radicals in Hong Kong have instigated the boycotting of classes and school bullying targeting specific groups, including police children.

Schools should never become the field of political battle, and adults should not try to instill personal political opinions onto school children or force them to take part in politicized activities, stressed Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong SAR.

Responding to such issues as school management and bullying, the Education Bureau of Hong Kong government has sent letters to kindergartens as well as primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong, voicing strong opposition to any form of strikes in schools while noting that school children should not be used as means of imposing pressure on the government.

On Aug. 28, Hong Kong's Secretary for Education, Kevin Yeung Yun-hung, issued a letter to all parents in Hong Kong, saying that school is a little world for students to learn and grow up. He emphasized that all citizens should work together and stick to their posts to make sure that teaching and studying in schools can proceed as normal.

Executives of multiple secondary schools in Hong Kong expressed resolute opposition to school bullying and political boycotting. Teddy Tang Chun-keung, chairman of the Hong Kong Association of the Heads of Secondary Schools, stressed "zero tolerance" in regards to bullying and said that schools need to take care of the well-being of all students and run as usual.

"There's no room for discussion on boycotting classes," said the principal of Heung To Secondary School, adding that as a principal, he would set himself as an example to others in voicing this stance clearly and lead students to put their time and energy into study and extra-curricular activities.

Besides, many organizations in Hong Kong published statements, calling upon school operators, schools, teachers, and parents to stand their ground, oppose and refuse strikes in schools and stop school bullying behavior.

Safeguard Hong Kong, a non-governmental organization in Hong Kong, sent an open letter to school principals on Aug. 27, requesting principals to take adequate measures and enhance management of school affairs and students education.

Some people attempt to bring social confrontation into the schoolyard, plan to isolate, taunt, and suppress students with different views, which will seriously poison the minds of the next generation of Hong Kong, read the letter.

In late August, people from all circles of Hong Kong society including Chan Wing Kee, former member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, initiated the establishment of the School Bullying Concern Group to appeal for opposition and resistance to any school violence and call on various sectors of society to provide strong support for schools in maintaining a peaceful environment for students.

Before the new semester begins, a 10-year-old girl asked her father, "Daddy, is it safe for me to go to school?"

"Simply out of love for my children, I want to say that time is so precious, please keep the schoolyard peaceful and let children study without worry," wrote the father, saying that school and study are beautiful things in the minds of children, and he hopes school management will shoulder their responsibilities and guide students on a righteous path.

Instigating children to boycott classes is merely ruining their future, wrote Grenville Cross, former director of public prosecutions, responding to the news that some Hong Kong student organizations incite students to boycott classes.

Those radicals don't care about the interests of students, as they regard innocent students as chess pieces. Young people in Hong Kong will have to face competition in the future, so they should focus on study if they want to achieve success, said Cross, adding "as students, if you can't focus on your study, you are bound to lose."