Female Teacher in Her 30s Arrested for Splattering Paint and Causing Disturbance at Middle School

Pocheon Police Station, Gyeonggi Province. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

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A teacher at a middle school in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province was arrested by police after causing a disturbance by splattering paint throughout the school.

On April 24, the Pocheon Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced that they had apprehended and were investigating a female teacher in her 30s, referred to as Ms. A, on charges including child abuse and property damage.

Ms. A is suspected of splattering paint in the hallways and other areas of a middle school in Soheul-eup, Pocheon, at around 12:10 p.m. the previous day, damaging property and instilling fear among students in front of them.

The police, responding to a report from the school, arrested Ms. A at the scene in the act.

Ms. A is currently being held in a detention cell and is reportedly refusing to make a statement regarding the charges.

The police plan to investigate the exact circumstances of the incident based on witness statements and other evidence.

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