Pulled Nose and Ears for Not Listening... 40-Year-Old Teacher Booked for Injuring Disabled Student's Face

Busan Police Agency.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] A teacher working at a special school is under police investigation for pulling the nose and ears of disabled students who did not listen during class.

Busan Police Agency announced on the 27th that they have booked Mr. A (male, in his 40s), a teacher who caused injuries to the faces of disabled students, on charges of violating the Special Act on the Punishment of Child Abuse Crimes.

According to the police, on June 21st at a special school in Busan, Mr. A pulled the noses and ears of 7-year-old boy B and 9-year-old boy C, causing injuries.

Boy B moved his chair to the window during class and kept looking outside. Mr. A verbally warned him several times, but when he did not listen, he pulled his nose and ears. Boy C was reportedly assaulted for similar reasons.

Mr. A is a general contract teacher, not a special education teacher, who was appointed to this school this year.

He was in charge of 4th-grade classes and had only received special education training suitable for that grade, but due to the personal circumstances of the 1st-grade teacher, he was unable to teach, so Mr. A took over the class instead.

Special education classes are usually conducted smoothly with both a teacher and a teaching assistant assigned, but on the day of the incident, according to Mr. A, the teaching assistant familiar with the students was not present.

Mr. A said, "The situation got complicated in many ways, but I made a spontaneous mistake while trying to conduct the class well," and added, "There was no intent."

A police official said, "Mr. A is under investigation," and added, "We cannot disclose detailed information."

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