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School Violence Hearings Face Severe Delays in Seoul’s Affluent Districts

School Violence Hearings Face Severe Delays in Seoul’s Affluent Districts

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – In Seoul’s wealthy neighborhoods known for their intense focus on private education, investigations into school violence are facing significant delays, according to government data released on October 24.  A report submitted to the National Assembly’s Education Committee reveals that school districts serving affluent areas of Seoul are failing to meet [...]

Concerns Arise Over New School Violence Investigator System

Concerns Arise Over New School Violence Investigator System

JEONJU, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – With the new school year approaching, the Ministry of Education’s plan to introduce a dedicated investigator system for school violence across the nation starting in March is drawing criticism.  Critics argue that the investigators, who will be deployed at schools, may lack the emotional connection with students and the expertise [...]

School Violence Records to be Reflected in University Admissions from 2026

School Violence Records to be Reflected in University Admissions from 2026

SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Students with a history of school violence will have their disciplinary records reflected when applying for university admission beginning in the 2026 academic year, the university policy recommendation council said Wednesday. The measure was part of the university admission guidelines for students with records of school bullying, unveiled jointly [...]

One-third of High School Students Experience Daily Violence: Survey

One-third of High School Students Experience Daily Violence: Survey

SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Almost one-third of high school violence victims are exposed to violence on an almost daily basis, a state-run institute said Monday. According to a report released by the Korean Educational Development Institute, regional education offices nationwide conducted a survey last year involving 154,514 students from the fourth year of [...]

Metaverse Offers a Safer Route for School Violence Victims to Report to Police

Metaverse Offers a Safer Route for School Violence Victims to Report to Police

SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) —The use of the virtual world known as the metaverse has been proposed as a potential tool to alleviate the psychological strain on students subjected to school violence during police investigations, according to a recent publication titled “Police Investigation of School Violence Victims Using Metaverse,” featured in the journal Police [...]

School Violence Records to be Reflected in Regular College Admissions

School Violence Records to be Reflected in Regular College Admissions

SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Students with a history of bullying at school will have their disciplinary records reflected in the regular college admissions process, beginning in 2026, the government announced Wednesday, as part of its measures to combat school violence. The government will also double the mandatory retention period of disciplinary records of [...]

High Schoolers Choose Not to Report School Violence Because ‘It Wouldn’t Make a Difference’

High Schoolers Choose Not to Report School Violence Because ‘It Wouldn’t Make a Difference’

SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — High school students prefer not to report cases of school violence in a higher proportion than elementary and middle school students, a government report showed Sunday. A school violence analysis conducted by the Ministry of Education showed that the proportion of students who preferred not to report cases of [...]

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 [...]