Jeon Nam-do Councilor Lee Min-jun, Inadequate Measures for Hampyeong A Middle School Assault Incident

Lee Min-jun, Jeonnam Provincial Assembly Member

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Lee Min-jun, a member of the Jeonnam Provincial Assembly (Democratic Party of Korea, Naju 1), strongly criticized the failure of frontline schools to properly report incidents of school violence to the education authorities and the inadequate measures taken in response.

On the 9th, during the administrative audit conducted by the Yeonggwang Office of Education covering Naju, Hwasun, Muan, Hampyeong, Jangseong, and Yeonggwang, Assemblyman Lee pointed out, “It is known that the coach of the Hampyeong A Middle School sports team habitually assaulted students over a period of three years, but the school failed to report this to the Office of Education and the Provincial Office of Education for more than three weeks, showing insufficient measures.”

According to the parents of the victims, “We informed the supervisor by phone about the coach of Hampyeong A Middle School sports team habitually beating students and forcing them to skip dinner while training, but the school neither reported this to the Office of Education or higher authorities nor took protective measures for the students. Even when we visited the school on the 21st of last month to check the handling process, the Provincial Office of Education had not been notified.”

Assemblyman Lee Min-jun stated, “The Office of Education and the Provincial Office of Education, which had pledged to take the lead in creating a violence-free sports team for a safe educational environment, have not conducted any investigation or taken remedial measures for the students even after a month has passed. I will closely monitor the comprehensive investigation of school violence occurring within schools and the development of response measures by the Office of Education and the Provincial Office of Education.”

Meanwhile, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, recognizing the seriousness of violence in the sports sector on July 14, has established the ‘Seoul School Sports Team Future Innovation Plan’ to normalize school sports teams, the foundation of professional athletics. Under this plan, if the perpetrator is a coach, an immediate suspension order is issued, and even verbal abuse such as simple insults is punished with severe disciplinary action, applying much stricter standards than previous disciplinary criteria.

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