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Rising Incidents of School Violence Spark Surge in Appeals, Reflecting Growing Legal Battle

Rising Incidents of School Violence Spark Surge in Appeals, Reflecting Growing Legal Battle

SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — As an increasing number of school violence cases are being reviewed in court, there are more cases of administrative appeal or litigation in an attempt to appeal against school violence accusations. The accused perpetrators of school violence made 2,077 requests for administrative appeals and 575 requests for administration litigation [...]

Court Upholds Constitutionality of Law Mandating School Bully’s Apology to Victim

Court Upholds Constitutionality of Law Mandating School Bully’s Apology to Victim

SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Constitutional Court has ruled that the school violence prevention law mandating a school bully’s apology to the victim and other countermeasures is constitutional, officials said Tuesday. The court made the decision 6-3, rejecting a middle school student’s petition claiming that the anti-school violence law infringes upon the freedom [...]

Administrative Court Designate One-judge Divisions Tasked with Rising School Violence Cases

Administrative Court Designate One-judge Divisions Tasked with Rising School Violence Cases

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Administrative Court has designated three one-judge divisions tasked with hearing school violence cases in an effort to cope with a rise in such cases and speed up rulings, sources said Friday. Starting next Monday, the three divisions will be tasked with hearing school violence cases on top [...]

School Violence Increases as Classes Return to Normal: Survey

School Violence Increases as Classes Return to Normal: Survey

SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Following the return to in-person classes, violence in schools has increased this year, a government survey showed Tuesday. In the survey by the education ministry, 1.7 percent of students said they suffered violence in schools in 2022, up 0.6 percentage points from last year, when most schools shifted classes [...]

Gov’t to Ban Perpetrators of School Violence from Approaching Victims Online

Gov’t to Ban Perpetrators of School Violence from Approaching Victims Online

SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Smartphones and online social platforms will be included in restraining orders against perpetrators of school violence to prevent secondary offenses through online means. The government on Thursday announced a new policy under which any student who is expelled for school violence will have the case recorded on their student [...]

School Violence Becoming Less Physical

School Violence Becoming Less Physical

SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — An analysis showed that school violence is becoming less physical. One factor behind this is the difficulty in entering into face-to-face contact due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the data that Rep. Lee Tan-hee of the Democratic Party received from the National Police Agency, the number of ‘assault [...]