"Victims and Bereaved Families Plead to Clear Their Grievances"

Parents who contacted Teacher A of Seo-i Elementary School in Seocho-gu, Seoul, who took her own life last month, over the so-called 'pencil incident' have been reported.


The Practical Education Teachers' Association announced on the 23rd that it filed a complaint with the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office against four Seo-i Elementary School parents, whose identities are unknown, for abuse of authority, obstruction of rights, threats, and violations of the Act on the Punishment of Stalking Crimes.


The complaint requested that abuse of authority charges be applied to parents known to be police and prosecution officers, charges of threats and violations of the Stalking Punishment Act to another parent, and coercion charges to a total of four parents, including one other parent.


On the 21st of last month, a memorial altar was set up at the Gangnam Seocho Education Support Office in Seoul for Mr. A, the homeroom teacher of Seo-i Elementary School, who died by suicide. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

On the 21st of last month, a memorial altar was set up at the Gangnam Seocho Education Support Office in Seoul for Mr. A, the homeroom teacher of Seo-i Elementary School, who died by suicide. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

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The Practical Education Teachers' Association stated, "The accused involved in the so-called 'pencil incident' continuously contacted the victim, the students' homeroom teacher, expressing dissatisfaction with the victim's handling of duties and forced the victim to perform unnecessary tasks through threats or verbal abuse," and urged, "The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office should promptly and strictly uncover the truth in this case, which has attracted nationwide attention, to relieve the grievances of the victim and the bereaved family."


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The pencil incident occurred on the 12th of last month when a student in Teacher A's class drew on another student's forehead with a pencil. After Teacher A was found dead on school grounds, suspicions arose that she had been subjected to malicious complaints from related parents.


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