Gyeongnam Office of Education Develops and Distributes Manual to Prevent Recurrence of Child Abuse

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Choi Hyun-joo] The Gyeongnam Office of Education announced on the 30th that it has distributed guidelines for the prevention and response to child abuse to all schools in the province to enable early detection and prompt response to child abuse.

According to the Office of Education's guidelines for the prevention and response to child abuse, the contents include ▲definition and types of child abuse ▲preventive measures necessary for school sites ▲workflow for prevention and response to child abuse in schools ▲step-by-step response procedures ▲checklist for early detection of child abuse ▲education on child abuse prevention and training for mandatory reporters ▲school violence prevention education linked to the curriculum ▲operation of school violence prevention harmony programs ▲protection, healing, and relationship restoration for victimized students ▲status of institutions providing special education and psychological therapy.

Park Se-gwon, Director of Democratic Citizenship Education at the Gyeongnam Office of Education, said, “We have created and distributed response guidelines at the provincial Office of Education level for the prevention of child abuse. The distribution of this manual will contribute to efficiently preventing potential child abuse cases in the future and enhancing the trust in public education.”

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