Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station and Jeonnam Technical High School Join Hands for 'School Violence Zeroization'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station and Jeonnam Technical High School have joined hands to achieve 'zero school violence.'

Gwangsan Police Station signed a business agreement with Jeonnam Technical High School in April last year to prevent school violence and to guide and protect youth.

Since then, they have continuously carried out activities such as school violence prevention campaigns on the way to school, friend love suicide prevention campaigns, patrols around vulnerable areas near schools, and guidance and prevention activities for delinquent behavior.

This meeting was held to discuss the expansion of crime prevention education and to strengthen on-site response to school violence through cooperation between the police and schools, following recent social issues arising from school violence victim disclosures in the entertainment and sports fields.

At the meeting, future plans were conveyed and discussed, including ▲expanding 1:1 mentor-mentee relationships between students and School Police Officers (SPO) to strengthen communication with at-risk students through continuous interaction ▲installing safety mirrors, stickers, and bells to prevent sexual violence crimes such as illegal filming by preemptively deterring criminal intent ▲promoting school violence prevention and response measures within sports teams under the theme ‘Look inside and you will see a national representative’ targeting athletic clubs.

Jung Chang, head of the Women and Youth Division at Gwangsan Police Station, said, “Since signing the business agreement with Jeonnam Technical High School, the delinquency crime rate among Jeonnam Technical High School students has noticeably decreased,” adding, “We will promote expanded crime prevention education and school violence prevention programs.”

He continued, “Not only at Jeonnam Technical High School but throughout elementary, middle, and high schools in the jurisdiction, the moment the school violence rate reaches zero, the School Police Officers at Gwangsan Station will take the lead in school violence prevention and guidance activities, doing their utmost to create safe schools.”

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