A third-year high school student in Yangcheon District, Seoul, received a 'forced transfer' after assaulting a teacher with a mobile phone during class.
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 12th that the Gangseo-Yangcheon Education Support Office held a teachers' rights protection committee on the 9th, made this decision, and notified both the student and the teacher.
A forced transfer falls under level 6 of severe disciplinary measures. Actions against students who disrupt educational activities include level 1 school service, level 2 community service, level 3 special education and psychological treatment, level 4 attendance suspension, level 5 class transfer, level 6 transfer, and level 7 expulsion.
In addition, the support office required the offending student and their parents to undergo special education and psychological treatment.
The support office provided visiting group psychological counseling for teachers at the school. It plans to offer psychological counseling for the affected teacher.
Earlier, on April 10th, an incident occurred at a high school in Yangcheon District, Seoul, where a third-year student struck a teacher in the face with a mobile phone during class.
The student reportedly acted this way after the teacher pointed out that they were playing a game on their mobile phone during class.