Cho Hee-yeon: "Immediate Suspension of Education Office Staff if Nth Room Perpetrators Are Identified"

Conducting On-site Digital Sexual Crime Prevention Education
Developing and Distributing Gender Sensitivity Checklists

Cho Hee-yeon, Superintendent of Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education / Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Cho Hee-yeon, Superintendent of Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, announced on the 29th, "If any staff member of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education is found to be a perpetrator in the 'Telegram Nth Room' case, they will be immediately suspended from their position and strictly punished after a thorough investigation."

Superintendent Cho stated, "The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education will continue to strive to create sustainable gender-equal education in Seoul so that everyone can grow up safely free from prejudice, discrimination, exploitation, and violence based on gender."

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education has initiated measures to correct the distorted sexual culture related to the Nth Room case and to prevent students from being exposed to crimes without protection.

First, through the 'Visiting Digital Sexual Crime Prevention Education,' they plan to support sexual education specialists and provide customized education for students, parents, and staff.

Additionally, to raise gender sensitivity among students and staff, a gender-sensitivity checklist that helps understand digital sexual crime issues will be developed, distributed, and implemented in all schools.

Furthermore, in cooperation with the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the National Police Agency, counseling and psychological treatment support for victimized students related to the Nth Room case, as well as counseling and education programs for perpetrator students, will be operated.

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