that “the experience of being a victim of school violence during school days has a negative impact on overall life — experiencing trauma even as an adult.”
He said that dealing with school bullies was a top policy priority and that it was “the responsibility of the state to make schools free from violence” and ensure that perpetrators “must be disadvantaged in any way.” He also acknowledged that public concern about school bullying was “higher than ever.”
The heightened national focus on bullying is due in part to the popular Netflix K-drama “The Glory,” in which a woman puts together an elaborate revenge plot after years of enduring horrific abuse from high school bullies. In 2021, the country underwent a reckoning of sorts in which many South Korean celebrities, including sports stars, musicians and actors, apologized after social media users
that the high-profile figures had engaged in bullying as teenagers. In some instances, the claims derailed the stars’ careers and endorsement deals; others who were accused dismissed the allegations.Bullying also is increasingly being taken seriously in the upper echelons of South Korean society.
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“Nearly 1 in 3 students had been bullied by peers at school at least once in the previous month, according to a 2019 report from UNESCO.”
Let's hope this bill works
Is South Korea going woke and eating itself from within too?
It‘s an interesting move however it must be measured and must acknowledge why people bully. Many bullies are acting out because they have problems in their own life - whether it is abuse, low self-esteem or anxiety. Taking a purely hardline approach does indeed come with risks.
Very good...
You mean detention