"No Second Choi Sook-hyun" ... Ministry of Education Conducts Comprehensive Survey on Violence Victimization of 60,000 Student Athletes
Joint Visit and Online Survey by Ministry of Education and Education Offices
Sports Instructors Confirmed for Violence Face License Suspension and Police Investigation
[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] The education authorities will conduct a comprehensive survey of student athletes to prevent the recurrence of cases like that of the late triathlete Choi Sook-hyun, who suffered from harsh abuse by her team and ultimately took her own life.
On the 21st, the Ministry of Education announced that, together with 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education nationwide, it will conduct a comprehensive survey on violence victimization targeting 59,252 student athletes enrolled in elementary, middle, and high schools by the 14th of next month.
The survey will include not only student athletes belonging to school sports teams but also those who are registered athletes and participate individually.
The survey method will primarily be an on-site visit survey, considering the student athletes' school attendance days, but online surveys will also be allowed depending on the COVID-19 spread situation in each region.
For the on-site survey, education supervisors responsible for the schools will visit the schools directly to explain the necessity of the survey, conduct the survey, and collect the questionnaires in person.
The online survey will be conducted using online survey tools provided by the education offices, with school violence prevention teachers in charge within the schools overseeing the process. To control the influence of perpetrators, sufficient prior notice will be given before the survey, and student athletes will participate using computer labs or personal mobile phones.
Separately from the comprehensive survey, the Ministry of Education plans to operate a focused reporting period for student athlete violence victims starting early next month to identify additional cases.
If violence is confirmed through the survey results, follow-up actions will be taken according to school violence case handling procedures, and for sports instructors, police investigations and child abuse investigations will be conducted through the police or child protection agencies.
Furthermore, if a sports team coach affiliated with a school commits violence, disciplinary action will be taken regarding their status, and the Korea Sports Council and relevant sports organizations will be notified to impose sanctions on the coach’s qualifications.
In cases of continuous or repeated violence or suspected organizational concealment or minimization, joint special investigations by the education offices and the Ministry of Education will also be pursued.
Based on the results of the comprehensive survey and follow-up measures, the Ministry of Education plans to continuously identify necessary improvements for the operation of school sports teams through consultations with related agencies such as the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and metropolitan and provincial education offices.
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Yoo Eun-hye emphasized, "Through this comprehensive survey, we aim to eradicate the violent culture inflicted on student athletes and send a stern message that violence in the sports community must no longer occur."
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