Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education Strengthens Efforts to Respond to and Handle School Violence Cases

Announcement of the Nationwide School Violence Survey Results

The Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education plans to focus on strengthening responses and handling of school violence based on the results of the 'School Violence Survey.'

Additionally, through a one-stop application process, it will strive to provide customized integrated support for victimized students (psychological recovery, relationship improvement, legal support, etc.), expand programs for prevention of recurrence and relationship restoration, and enhance continuous preventive activities, aiming for life education centered on healing and growth.

According to the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education on the 21st, the results of the '2023 First School Violence Survey (Full Survey)' jointly conducted by the 16 metropolitan and provincial superintendents of education showed that the types of victimization were 'verbal violence' at 36.7%, 'physical violence' at 18%, 'group exclusion and bullying' at 15.8%, 'coercion' at 7.6%, and 'cyberbullying' at 6.4%, in that order.

The survey was conducted from April 10 to May 10, with a total of 128,446 students from elementary to high school (grades 4 to 12), and 107,111 students participated, recording a participation rate of 83.4%.

The overall school violence victimization response rate in the 2023 first school violence survey was 1.9%, an increase of 0.3 percentage points compared to last year, matching the national victimization response rate.

By school level, the victimization response rate increased by 0.5 percentage points in elementary schools, 0.5 percentage points in middle schools, and 0.1 percentage points in high schools compared to last year.

Compared to last year's survey, 'verbal violence' decreased by 3.7%, 'cyberbullying' decreased by 2.8%, while 'physical violence' increased by 2.7%, 'coercion' by 1.9%, and 'group exclusion and bullying' by 2.8%.

Regarding the type of perpetrators and locations of victimization, 46% were classmates, and 85% were students from the same school. Among the locations where victimization occurred, 29.9% were inside classrooms, and 17.6% were in hallways. Experiences of victimization outside school, such as at academies, parks, playgrounds, karaoke rooms, and PC rooms, accounted for 32.2%.

The times of victimization were 33.1% during breaks, 16.4% at lunchtime, and 26.4% after school.

Lee Jeong-seon, Superintendent of Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education, stated, “To eradicate school violence, we will reflect the analysis of this survey to support and expand sustainable and effective preventive measures.”

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