Elementary School Teacher Dies in Daejeon... "Struggled for a Long Time Due to Malicious Complaints and More"

Transferred Workplace After Experiencing Malicious Complaints
"Suffering from Recent Trauma"

A male elementary school teacher in his 40s working in Daejeon passed away on the 7th. It has been identified that the deceased teacher had previously experienced malicious complaints and child abuse accusations from parents of his students.

According to the Daejeon Teachers' Union on the 8th, the deceased teacher, Mr. A, reportedly faced malicious complaints and child abuse accusations from some parents while serving as a first-grade homeroom teacher at an elementary school where he worked in 2019.

The following year, the child abuse charges were dismissed, but it is understood that he continued to suffer from ongoing malicious complaints from parents. Mr. A reportedly received psychiatric treatment for an extended period.

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

Mr. A transferred to another elementary school in Daejeon this year and was serving as a fifth-grade homeroom teacher. The Daejeon Teachers' Union stated, "The bereaved family also struggled for a long time due to the incidents experienced in 2019, and upon learning about the Seoicho incident, the trauma from that time resurfaced, causing them great distress."

Mr. A was found injured at his home on the 5th and received treatment at a hospital but was reported to have died on the 7th. The police are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident.

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