Ulsan Office of Education, Pilot Operation of School Violence Zero Center

The Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education will operate a pilot project for the School Violence Zero Center in collaboration with eight metropolitan and provincial offices of education, including Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi, in the second semester of this year.

With a project budget of 350 million KRW, it will provide integrated support tailored to the needs of victim students, including case handling, victim recovery, relationship improvement, and legal services.

The pilot project period is from September 1 to December 31, and it is scheduled to be expanded nationwide from the following year.

The School Violence Zero Center allows victim students to submit a ‘School Violence Victim Initial Support Application’ to their school or education office when a school violence incident occurs. The case handling support team then explains the entire process of handling the school violence case to the victim student and their parents.

If the victim student requests counseling, welfare support for low-income families, or treatment cost support, the victim recovery support team provides counseling and connects the student to the relevant department of the education office and related organizations.

During the school violence case handling process, mutual reconciliation and conflict reduction are encouraged through mediation. After the School Violence Countermeasure Deliberation Committee is held, if the perpetrator student requests a retrial, legal consultation and representation support are provided to ensure the victim student’s right to testify.

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Additionally, starting in September, the Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education will promote multifaceted integrated support in connection with the School Violence Eradication Promotion Team directly under the Superintendent of Education.

To prevent the various school violence eradication policies proposed by the School Violence Eradication Promotion Team from becoming ineffective, these policies will be actively reflected in the projects of the School Violence Zero Center and the Student Life Recovery Support Center of the Education Support Office to implement effective policies.

Superintendent Cheon Chang-su stated, “I hope the Ulsan-type School Violence Zero Center will contribute to the prevention and eradication of school violence through professional response and customized support for victim students when school violence incidents occur.”

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