Attorney Jeong Junho Gives Special Lecture on 'Child Abuse Crime' Invited by Academy Federation

On the 5th, attorney Jeong Junho gave a relay special lecture at the Gwangju Academy Federation's 'Child Abuse Meeting' for about 3,600 local academy and study room operators.

This training for academy founders and operators, commissioned by the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education to the Korea Academy Federation Gwangju Branch (President Im Soyup), is divided into a total of five sessions: two in the first half of the year and three in the second half.

This training was the first in-person session in four years since COVID-19, designed to convey the responsibilities that academy and study room operators must observe, as well as education on the obligation to report child abuse.

Attorney Jeong conducted the lecture by explaining precautions in an easy-to-understand manner based on case studies.

He stated, “Since the revision of the Civil Act in 2021, changing parental disciplinary rights to educational rights, the emotional protection duty of child guardians has been rapidly strengthened. It is important to note that indirect verbal abuse toward children is now subject to criminal punishment, and in conflict situations between assistant instructors and students, failure to fulfill the reporting obligation significantly increases the likelihood of the academy head being considered an accomplice to child abuse.”