Gyeonggi Office of Education Conducts Full Survey on Illegal Camera Installations in School Restrooms

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education will conduct a comprehensive investigation into the installation of illegal cameras in school restrooms across the province. This is part of measures in response to the recent illegal camera incident in the restroom of A Elementary School in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province.

On the 2nd, the Gyeonggi Office of Education announced that on the 1st, Superintendent Lee Jae-jung met with Acting Governor Oh Byeong-kwon of Gyeonggi Province and decided to cooperate with the provincial government to conduct a full inspection of all schools in the province to check whether there is any risk of illegal filming in other schools.

Earlier that day, Superintendent Lee visited the affected school and met with parents, teachers, the education director, and officials from the education support office, promising to "handle (this illegal restroom filming) swiftly, strictly, and decisively."

Accordingly, the Gyeonggi Office of Education is linking with the Gyeonggi Digital Sexual Crime Victim One-Stop Service Center for individual counseling of victims, and the education support office is collaborating with the 'Maeum' Psychological Counseling Center at Gyeongin National University of Education to support psychological healing and trust restoration within the educational community.

Additionally, the education support office has been informed of "precautions and thorough inspection systems related to illegal filming checks in school restrooms," and plans to review and supplement detailed measures for surprise and joint inspections of illegal filming in response to this incident.

The Gyeonggi Office of Education is also preparing to strengthen digital sexual crime prevention education for school members, improve school culture to eradicate illegal filming, enhance gender-sensitivity education for proactive response to victimization, and expand surprise and joint inspections led by specialized institutions.

Na Yi-young, spokesperson for the Gyeonggi Office of Education, expressed deep apologies for causing fear and concern among students, staff, and parents of the affected school due to the illegal camera, and also apologized to the public who were shocked by the incident. She stated, "We will do our utmost to support the normalization of schools by helping the educational community quickly overcome anxiety and distrust, working together with all departments of the Office of Education, local education support offices, and related cooperative organizations."

Meanwhile, the Gyeonggi Office of Education enacted the 'Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education Ordinance on Prevention of Illegal Filming in Restrooms' on May 20, and in July signed a business agreement with the Gyeonggi Digital Sexual Crime Victim One-Stop Support Center to provide counseling, healing, and legal support for victims.

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