"Should I Hit You?" 6th Grader Unleashes Unprovoked Assault on Homeroom Teacher in Classroom

Assaulted Dozens of Times in Front of Other Students
Diagnosed with 3 Weeks of Recovery and PTSD... Complains of Pain
Student Side Denies, Claims "It Happened Due to Discrimination"

A shocking incident occurred in which a 6th-grade elementary school student repeatedly assaulted and trampled their homeroom teacher indiscriminately.

According to an SBS report on the 18th, Mr. A, a 6th-grade homeroom teacher at an elementary school in Seoul, was assaulted dozens of times last month by student B from his class in front of other students. Mr. A was diagnosed with a three-week recovery injury and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and has been unable to attend school.

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At the time, student B, who attends a special class for one hour daily due to anger management issues, wanted to go to physical education class instead of counseling, and the incident occurred during Mr. A’s attempt to persuade him otherwise.

Mr. A told SBS, “(B) threw objects and textbooks while saying ‘You son of a b****,’ so I asked, ‘Are you cursing again?’ and he replied, ‘Then should I hit you?’”

When Mr. A warned, “If you hit me again, I will press charges,” more severe violence began. Mr. A said, “I was hit once by (B) in March, but I endured it. This time, I was hit continuously 20 to 30 times,” adding, “He slammed me onto the floor and kept stepping on me. I thought, ‘I have to survive.’”

It is reported that other children were present in the classroom at the time. A fellow teacher said, “There were a few children in the classroom; I saw a crying girl and a broken mirror.”

Student’s Side: "Homeroom Teacher Didn’t Care... Will Report to Education Office"

The side of student B claimed, “(B) is taking medication for depression and has borderline intelligence. We requested attention, but Mr. A discriminated against and scolded only B, which led to this incident,” and said they would report Mr. A and other teachers to the education office.

Mr. A is also reportedly planning to file a criminal complaint against B and a civil lawsuit against B’s parents. More than 1,800 teachers who learned of this incident joined in writing a petition, calling it a “serious infringement of teacher authority,” and the school plans to hold a Teacher Rights Protection Committee meeting on the 19th.

Mr. A expressed his pain, saying, “Sometimes I get messages from the students saying ‘I miss you,’ but I really feel sorry because I can’t go to school,” and added, “Being a teacher has been my dream since the 2nd year of middle school, but I don’t think I can continue anymore.”

Meanwhile, according to the “2022 Teacher Rights Protection and Counseling Activities” report released by the Korea Federation of Teachers’ Associations in May, the most common harm caused by students was “disruption of class” at 34.4%, followed by “verbal abuse and insults” at 28.1%, “defamation” at 20.3%, “assault” at 9.4%, and “sexual harassment” at 7.8%.

Recently, there was public outrage over a case where a 6th-grade elementary school male student sent a homeroom female teacher a sexually harassing message along with insults, saying, “Have a hot night.”

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