High School Student Who Screamed and Insulted Teacher During Class Posts Video Saying "I Should Be Proud"

Shouting and Mocking Gestures While Climbing on Desk During Class
Boldly Posting the Scene on SNS

A student screaming during class.
[Photo by JTBC, captured from the program 'Sageonbanjang']

A shocking video has been revealed showing a high school student suddenly standing up during class, shouting loudly, uttering insulting words, and mocking the teacher.

On the 8th, JTBC's 'Incident Commander' aired a submitted video capturing a student disrupting class and violating teacher authority. The video shows a student suddenly standing up during class, putting their feet on the chair, and making incomprehensible screams like "Uiuuiui~". Despite the teacher's attempts to stop them, the student climbed onto the desk, made mocking gestures, and shouted a Japanese word meaning 'fool' toward the teacher.

The informant, a third-year student at the same school, reported the incident believing that this behavior, popular among first-year high school students, infringes on teacher authority. According to the informant, the student who filmed the disruptive behavior and posted it on social media is an executive member of the school's student council. The informant stated, "It was outrageous how openly and casually they filmed and posted such a video," explaining the reason for the report.

'It seems to be an act to show 'I am different from other students'

A student screaming loudly during class. [Video source=JTBC 'Sageonbanjang' news capture]

In response, lawyer Park Ji-hoon said, "This can be described as 'discipline breaking,' and it appears to be an act to show 'I am different from other students.'" He added, "There was a trend of filming strange behaviors like shouting loudly and throwing things in places like subways and supermarkets and posting them on social media. It seems that doing this in classrooms is becoming popular again."

Professor Oh Yoon-sung of Soonchunhyang University's Department of Police Administration, an expert in criminal psychology investigation, analyzed, "The main psychological motive of students is to attract attention from others through standout behavior," adding, "They deviate from a normal, human life trajectory by filming and posting such acts." He further pointed out, "Because there is no system in place to restrain such behavior under the concept of student rights, they do these things. Doing this even in front of teachers means there is no fear of authority. Action must be taken."

Netizens who saw the story responded with comments such as, "What would have happened if this happened in the 90s?" "Parents should properly educate their children at home," "Teachers must be having a really hard time," "This is why no one wants to be a teacher," "The scene of teacher authority collapse," "Never become a teacher," "The funniest thing about this video is that the teacher cannot do anything," "Freedom turning into license," "Is corporal punishment still unnecessary?" "Record this in the student’s school record," and "From the moment they started talking about student rights, Korea’s future is gone."

Meanwhile, as 'teacher authority violations' have become a social issue, cases where homeroom teachers are replaced mid-year at their own request have increased every year, doubling over the past four years. This is believed to be due to loss of motivation caused by violations of teacher authority. According to data submitted by the Ministry of Education on the 9th to National Assembly Education Committee member Jeong Seong-guk (People Power Party) regarding the nationwide replacement status of homeroom teachers in public elementary, middle, and high schools, a total of 203 homeroom teachers were replaced mid-year last year. Although this is slightly less than the 206 in 2022, it is 2.9 times higher compared to 71 in 2020, the first year of COVID-19. In 2021, 142 homeroom teachers were replaced mid-year.