'Safe Screen' Installed in Incheon School Bathrooms to Prevent Illegal Filming Crimes

Incheon Police Agency and City Council Collaborate to Enact Ordinance

Before (left) and after (right) the installation of safety screens in the school restroom
[Photo by Incheon Police Agency]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] The Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 16th that it has enacted an ordinance in collaboration with the Incheon City Council to install 'Safe Screens' in the restrooms of local elementary, middle, and high schools to effectively prevent illegal filming crimes.

The 'Incheon Office of Education Restroom Installation and Management Ordinance,' which will take effect on the 28th, includes provisions allowing the installation of Safe Screens or similar devices in the empty spaces at the upper and lower parts of the partitions next to the toilets in school restrooms.

This measure aims to prevent illegal filming crimes that exploit the empty spaces in restroom partitions.

The ordinance was prepared through consultations between the Incheon City Council and the Incheon Police Agency since July, with City Council member Park Indong as the principal proposer.

Although illegal filming crimes have occurred in school restrooms in other cities and provinces, prompting the Ministry of Education to conduct comprehensive inspections and raising social concerns, there had been no ordinances related to facility improvements.

An official from the Incheon Police Agency stated, "With the enactment of this ordinance, a legal basis has been established to install Safe Screens in all elementary, middle, and high school restrooms in Incheon," adding, "We will continue to expand legal and institutional infrastructure to prevent sexual crimes in the region."

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