Rapid Sharing of New School Violence Crime Information... Introduction of the 'Schoolbell' System

Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education and Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency to Operate School Bell System from the 15th
Selecting School Violence Victim Cases for Notification via Website, Home Letters, and SNS

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The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education is introducing the 'School Bell' system to share and guide new types of school violence cases to prevent school violence.

On the 14th, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced that, in cooperation with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, it will operate the 'New School Violence Guidance - School Bell System' starting from the 15th.

School Bell is a program designed to respond to new types of school violence such as the recently increasing face synthesis edits (deepfake) and online grooming by promptly informing students, parents, and teachers to proactively prevent school violence. The name 'School Bell' signifies that when the school bell rings, students, parents, and teachers all pay attention.

The Office of Education and the Police Agency established School Bell as a countermeasure to address the problem where new types of school violence cases are rapidly increasing, but students are unaware of similar cases, leading to additional harm or measures being taken only after the damage has spread.

The School Bell task force team selects cases to be quickly disseminated from various school violence cases confirmed every two months through the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (Support Office), the 117 reporting center, and school police officers’ activities. The materials are produced in card news and poster formats suitable for online and offline use at the students’ level.

Schools will inform students and parents of the School Bell materials through the school website and school e-home newsletters. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency will cooperate with school police officers to use the promotional materials during school visits and will open a KakaoTalk channel called School Bell for real-time communication and promotion.

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said, "We hope this project will continue sustainably, raising understanding and awareness of school violence among school members and becoming a representative collaborative case for proactively preventing school violence."

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