"Trying to Apologize... Not Accepted," Complains
"Measures 1-3, Records Deleted Upon Graduation"
"For Minor Issues, Use Principal's Self-Resolution System"
A whistleblower with a daughter working as a child actress sought advice, saying, "I'm afraid my child might become a school violence perpetrator."
On the 10th, YTN Radio's 'Attorney Jo In-seop's Counseling Center' revealed the story of whistleblower A, who is worried that her child actress daughter’s quarrel with a friend might be recognized as school violence. According to the story, A’s daughter has had outstanding looks since infancy and has been working as a model and child actress from a young age. Recently, during a verbal argument at school, she pushed a friend down in anger.
A said, "We have tried to apologize to the friend together, but the other child has not accepted the apology," adding, "We plan to keep apologizing, but I am so anxious about what might happen if my daughter is treated as a perpetrator that I am even suffering from insomnia." She also asked for advice, saying, "If my daughter is recognized as a perpetrator, I want to know the criteria the school uses to decide the measures, and I understand that if the incident is recorded in the school record, it could cause disadvantages later. I want to know if such information is recorded permanently." Additionally, she asked, "Is there any way to resolve this amicably without going to the School Violence Countermeasure Deliberation Committee?"
In response, Attorney Shin Jin-hee said, "First, if the reported school violence is recognized as true, it will be determined whether the incident qualifies as school violence." She added, "Generally, the scope of school violence is broader than criminal cases where guilt is recognized." She further explained, "If recognized as school violence, the measures for the perpetrator are determined by scoring based on the application criteria. Five factors?severity, continuity, intentionality, the perpetrator’s degree of remorse, and reconciliation?are scored from 0 to 4 points. The measures range from No. 1 written apology to No. 9 expulsion."
She continued, "If the student is enrolled in middle school and has never received a perpetrator measure before, the first offense is not recorded in the school record but is deferred. However, if measures from No. 4 to No. 9 are applied, they are recorded immediately. Measures from No. 1 to No. 3 are deleted upon graduation, and for Nos. 4 to 7, a dedicated organization reviews the perpetrator’s behavior before graduation." She added, "No. 8 transfer measures are deleted four years after graduation, but No. 9 expulsion is not deleted." Finally, she explained, "Minor school violence cases can be resolved through the school principal’s self-resolution system with the victim’s consent, leading to reconciliation. However, genuine apology and remorse must be prerequisites."
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