"A Middle School Teacher Who Repeatedly Made Offensive Remarks Like 'Even If You Were Sexually Assaulted, Just Forget It'"

Education Support Office Launches Fact-Finding Investigation

On the 22nd, YTN reported that a teacher at a middle school in Daejeon was accused of using abusive language towards students. Photo by YTN.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] A middle school teacher in Daejeon has been accused of telling students that "even if you were sexually assaulted, you have to forget it."

On the 22nd, YTN reported that a complaint was filed with the Office of Education regarding remarks made by a public middle school teacher in Daejeon during a regular class on the 19th.

According to the complaint, the teacher said in class, "Even if you were sexually assaulted in elementary school, you have to forget it," and "Even if you wet your pants during an exam, you have to forget all of that."

The teacher also mentioned a student's name as an example of someone who did not wear a mask for several minutes while speaking in the classroom, causing discomfort.

Regarding recent controversies in the sports and entertainment industries, the teacher disparaged them by saying, "Those who didn't make an effort are just jealous."

The class was understood to have been conducted for first-year students who had just graduated from elementary school and entered middle school.

The school stated that the class was part of a process for students to set goals and strengthen their determination for the year, and that the teacher's remarks intended to emphasize a new beginning were misunderstood and conveyed differently from the original intent.

The teacher also explained that they removed their mask when alone in the classroom but wore it once the class started.

The school plans to verify the facts by interviewing students from five classes who attended the class. The Office of Education has also launched an investigation into the complaint.

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