"Drop Out"…Parent's Banner at University of Student in 'Uijeongbu Teacher Incident'

Teacher Lee Young-seung, Who Took Extreme Measures Due to Malicious Complaints
Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education Requests Investigation for Obstruction of Business Charges

Public outrage continues to grow over the case of the late teacher Lee Young-seung of Uijeongbu Howon Elementary School, who ended his life after suffering from malicious complaints by parents.

Parent A, whose child injured their hand while cutting a PET bottle during class, demanded medical expenses from teacher Lee Young-seung. Following this, complaint posts and condolence wreaths flooded the local agricultural cooperative where A works, and protest posters urging the withdrawal of A's child B from university were posted at the university B attends.

A large poster attached to the school where Mr. B is known to be enrolled. [Photo by Online Community]

As protests surged and condolence wreaths arrived, the local agricultural cooperative placed the parent on standby leave on the 19th. On the 22nd, they posted an apology on their website.

In the apology, the cooperative stated, "We pray for the repose of the deceased teacher and offer our deepest condolences to the bereaved family," adding, "We humbly accept the disappointment and anger directed at us and will handle this matter strictly according to procedures."

They continued, "We will do our best to educate employees to act ethically," and "Once again, we sincerely apologize to the family, colleagues, and teachers of the deceased."

Meanwhile, personal information of university student B, believed to be the child of A, was shared on social media and online communities, and protest posters appeared in front of the school B attends.

The protest posters posted on online communities included messages such as "Don't tarnish the school's reputation, withdraw," and "The child of a villain attends here; we hope that student withdraws."

Teacher Lee, in his first year of appointment in 2016, was the homeroom teacher for a 6th-grade class whose student injured the back of their hand while cutting a PET bottle during class. Despite the parent receiving medical expense compensation twice from the School Safety Mutual Aid Association, they continued to contact teacher Lee, who was on leave and enlisted in the military, and extracted 4 million won by demanding 500,000 won monthly for eight months.

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education requested a police investigation into three parents, including A, suspected of obstructing Lee Young-seung’s educational activities. The police announced they will focus their investigation on whether A coerced medical expenses.

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