Elementary Student Assaults Yangcheon-gu Teacher, Parents File Damage Compensation Lawsuit

An elementary school teacher in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, who was assaulted by a student, has filed a lawsuit for damages against the student's parents.

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According to the legal community on the 4th, elementary school teacher Mr. A filed a lawsuit on the 1st at the Seoul Southern District Court demanding compensation for mental damages from the parents of sixth-grade student Mr. B, who assaulted him causing injuries requiring three weeks of medical treatment.

Earlier, on June 30, Mr. B verbally abused homeroom teacher Mr. A in the classroom and physically assaulted his face and body, resulting in injuries requiring three weeks of treatment. Mr. B is known to have been a student with emotional and behavioral disorders attending special class sessions.

Mr. A’s side judged that the parents failed to fulfill their supervisory responsibilities over the student and thus filed the lawsuit. It is also reported that there had been two previous assaults, but no apology was received from the parents, and verbal abuse and insults continued afterward, eventually leading to the assault in June.

The elementary school where Mr. A works held a Teacher’s Rights Protection Committee on the 19th of last month and decided to transfer Mr. B. The Teacher’s Rights Protection Committee, held by the school and city/provincial education offices, can impose seven types of disciplinary actions on students who infringe on teachers’ educational activities: ▲school service ▲community service ▲special education ▲suspension ▲class transfer ▲school transfer ▲expulsion.

Since elementary and middle schools are compulsory education under relevant laws, expulsion is practically impossible, making school transfer the highest level of disciplinary action for elementary and middle school students.

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