Abstract
The aim of this paper is to show, by studying newspaper articles, the social construction of responsibility of the school for “Ijime” cases. I chose the articles on Ogawa Junior High School case where a student committed suicide in 1985. This case is said that it arose from “Ijime”. It is the first case where the judge ruled that the school had been liable for “Ijime”. I showed that people told their experience or their anxiety that the intimate boy or girl would become a victim of bullying. They made claims that the school had hidden “Ijime” (“Ijime Kakushi”), that the school had not been able to prevent “Ijime”, and that the school had not done the duty.
