What really happened to Jenna Chan

Tides of Injustice

This short documentary reveals the gaps, contradictions, and unanswered questions surrounding the death of 15-year-old Jenna Chan during a school expedition to the Maldives in November 2024

Timeline of Events

  • Pre-Nov2024 SJII organises a mandatory outdoor education expedition to the Maldives for Grade 9 students.

  • 8Nov2024 Jenna Chan, aged 15, is fatally struck by their boat’s propeller during the expedition.

  • Nov2024 Immediate aftermath; body repatriated; minimal information released by SJII.

  • Nov2024 Initial media reports in Singapore and the UK confirm the death of a Singaporean-British student.

  • Nov2024 School’s legal team conducts a witness statement collection exercise using a structured questionnaire.

  • Dec2024 Family requests clarification and support from SJII and initiates contact with government agencies.

  • Dec2024 MOE officials inform family that SJII is a PFS and not directly governed by MOE policy.

  • Jan2025 School starts new term; no suspension of activities or independent audit publicly announced.

  • Feb2025 Parents are informed that investigation is ongoing but no details can be shared.

  • Feb2025 Internal school reviews concludes death was an accident and that the risk of recurrence is remote.

  • Feb2025 Overseas expeditions for 2025 will proceed as planned.

  • Mar2025 CEO of school issues statement on Maldives incident.

  • May2025 SJII’s Head of Outdoor Education indicates trips continue and introduces the options for 2025.

  • June2025 Jenna's death is swept under the carpet

Evidence & Documents

Stuff you need to see to make your own minds up.

Legal Case & Updates

Explore the legal roadmap, filings, and analyses of institutional failure. Infographics and documents provide an overview of how legal accountability is being pursued across multiple jurisdictions.

Media Coverage & Commentary

Press articles, social media posts, visual storytelling, and satirical cartoons on the ongoing investigation and public response.

About us

We are the family of Jenna Chan, a bright, compassionate, and talented 15-year-old girl who tragically lost her life on 8 November 2024, during a school-organized expedition to the Maldives. Jenna was our daughter, sister, and joy—a child full of promise who deserved safety, care, and a future. She was taken from us far too soon.
This website is a family-led initiative, built to honor her memory and to ensure that the truth of what happened is known. It also exists to give voice to the grief, obstacles, and silence we have encountered since her death—from the failure of those responsible to protect her, to the evasions and obstructions that followed.
We believe that no parent should have to endure what we have faced: not just the devastating loss of a child, but also the struggle for answers, for accountability, and for basic respect. Too many doors have been closed. Too many institutions have chosen image over integrity.

Our Mission

OUR MISSION
• To tell the full truth of what happened to Jenna Chan—clearly, publicly, and without distortion.
• To document the gaps in responsibility, oversight, and emergency response that contributed to her death.
• To support reforms that ensure no other child is placed at similar risk—whether on school trips or elsewhere.
• To stand up to institutional silence, legal intimidation, and attempts to quietly move on.
• To create a space for memory, love, and justice—a space where Jenna’s name is not forgotten.
We are not backed by any organization or institution. We do this as Jenna’s family, because we owe her that much—and because the truth deserves witnesses.

@justiceforjenna.org

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Jenna’s story is not just personal. It speaks to wider issues: of accountability in private schools, of safety in international programs, of the rights of grieving families, and of the quiet ways institutions fail those they are meant to serve.We have launched this platform so others may see what we have seen, judge for themselves, and join us in calling for justice—not only for Jenna, but for every child whose safety is entrusted to systems that must be held to the highest standard.Stay updated, sign the petition, or contribute to the legal and public advocacy efforts.Sign up for updates
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