Ulsan Teacher Dismissed for 'Panty Laundry' Homework

Ulsan Office of Education Holds Disciplinary Committee Meeting, Decides to Remove Teacher's Status

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A male teacher A at an elementary school in Ulsan, who caused controversy over the so-called ‘underwear laundry’ homework, was dismissed on the 29th.

According to the Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education, a disciplinary committee was held on the same day and a decision was made to revoke teacher A’s status.

In April, Mr. A assigned homework to his first-grade elementary students, whom he was homeroom teacher for, to film themselves washing underwear and upload the videos to SNS. It was revealed that he also commented on some students’ underwear photos with phrases like ‘sexy panties’ and ‘embarrassing,’ which sparked backlash from parents.

The Metropolitan Office of Education reported Mr. A to the police for violating the Child Welfare Act, and he has been under police investigation, but due to difficulties in applying appropriate laws, the controversy continued. The Office of Education referred the teacher to the disciplinary committee separately from the police investigation.

The reasons for dismissal were judged to include inappropriate language and behavior toward students and fellow teachers, posting content damaging to the dignity of teachers on SNS, violating service guidelines for teachers’ YouTube activities, and violating prohibitions on profit-making activities and concurrent positions, leading to this decision.

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