The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said on the 22nd that it expressed its opinion to the Minister of the Ministry of Education that the School Violence Prevention Act should be revised so that judgments and measures that take into account disability characteristics can be made when deliberating and deciding on school violence cases involving students with disabilities.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) suggested requiring the inclusion of a disability expert or a special education expert as a Commissioner on the School Violence Countermeasures Deliberation Committee, and hearing expert opinions if a student with a disability or the guardian requests it.
Earlier, the mother of a victim student with a developmental disability filed a petition with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), saying she had asked the local education support office to have a disability expert attend the committee's deliberation and decision, but no expert attended.
The education support office explained to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) that it had requested attendance by the victim's school special education teacher and others, but due to circumstances it was difficult for them to attend, so it heard their opinions in writing.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Committee for the Remedy of Disability Discrimination dismissed the petition, noting it was difficult to conclude that the education support office had violated prescribed procedures by hearing the special education teacher's opinion.
However, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said, "The committee can function smoothly only when protective measures for students with disabilities are properly implemented, regardless of whether they are victims or perpetrators," and submitted its opinion to the Minister of the Ministry of Education.