Attendees are holding pickets at a rally calling for recognition of the death of a Seoi Elementary School teacher held near Euljiro Station in Seoul on the afternoon of the 17th./Newsis
The death of a teacher at Seoi Elementary School in Seocho-gu, Seoul, who sparked a ‘controversy over violation of teaching rights’ last year, was recognized as a death in the line of duty.
On the 27th, the lawyer for the family of Mr. A, the teacher who died at Seoi Elementary School, announced on the 27th, “The Ministry of Personnel Management has recognized Mr. A’s death as a death in the line of duty.” Mr. A, who was the homeroom teacher of a first-grade student at Seoi Elementary School, was found to have committed suicide in his class on July 18 last year. Mr. A’s bereaved family submitted an application for review of his death on the line on August 31 last year. Mr. A was found to have had difficulty handling complaints from parents and guiding students with problematic behavior, but no criminal charges such as bullying of parents were found during the police investigation. The Ministry of Personnel Management and Innovation said, “The decision on death in the line of duty was made by the Civil Service Accident Compensation Deliberation Committee, which consists of private sector experts, and the reason cannot be disclosed.”
On this day, it was also known that Mr. A submitted 7 to 8 videos of about 1 minute each containing various problematic behavior of students to the review committee earlier this month. Videos showed students flipping and kicking chairs during class, suddenly running out of the classroom, and throwing objects. There is an analysis that this video served as evidence to prove the difficulties that Mr. A experienced in teaching students, hastening the recognition of his death in the line of duty.
Mr. A’s case became an opportunity to become aware of the reality of teachers suffering from excessive complaints from parents and child abuse complaints. Afterwards, the National Assembly passed amendments to the ‘4 Acts for Restoring Teacher Rights’, including the Teachers’ Status Act, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Early Childhood Education Act, and the Basic Education Act, which stipulate that teachers’ legitimate educational activities are not considered child abuse.
On this day, the Ministry of Personnel Management and Innovation recognized Mr. B, an elementary school teacher who died after being assaulted on a hiking trail in Sillim-dong, Seoul, on his way to school during vacation to receive training in August last year, as a death in the line of duty. Choi Yun-jong (31), who was indicted on charges of murdering Mr. B, was sentenced to life imprisonment in the first trial last month.
2024-02-27 12:53:14
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