"Teacher, Were You Talking About Me?" Teacher Who Assaulted Student After Confrontation Fined

Cheongju District Court. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Hana Na] A teacher who assaulted a student was sentenced to a fine with a suspended sentence.

On the 25th, the Cheongju District Court announced that A (60), who was indicted for violating the Child Welfare Act (child abuse), was sentenced to a fine of 4 million won with a one-year suspended sentence.

On August 22 of last year, at a middle school in Chungbuk, when student B (14) asked A, "Did you go around talking about me?" A verbally abused and assaulted the student.

Although the homeroom teacher and vice principal came to intervene, A could not control his anger and hit B.

It is known that B had been repeatedly criticized by A for his study and behavior.

The court explained the sentencing by stating, "No one should cause physical harm or emotional abuse to a child," and considered that "A's health was not good due to a traffic accident and that he had no prior criminal record."

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