Government data shows 100 public school teachers in South Korea – mostly elementary school teachers – killed themselves from January 2018 to June 2023.
Under the law, anybody who suspects a case of child abuse can report it to the authorities without needing to provide evidence.
South Korean teachers holding signs that call for "truth," to commemorate the death of a teacher, in Seoul on September 4.
Call for changeBut protesters and teachers say they won’t be satisfied until the child abuse law is amended.
South Korea has the highest suicide rate among OECD nations, with that rate increasing among teenagers and young adults in their 20s, according to the country’s health ministry.
Persons:
Chung Sung, Cho Hee, Cho, Jung Yeon, ”, –, Yoonjung Seo, Lee Joo, “, ” Lee, Yoon Suk
Organizations:
South Korea CNN, Korean Federation of Teachers ’, country’s Education Ministry, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, Seoul Seoi Elementary School, Getty, Authorities, Teachers, South, Korean Teachers and Education Workers ’ Union, CNN, CNN Education, Reuters, OECD, Ministry of Education, Korean Federation of Teachers ’ Associations
Locations:
Seoul, South Korea, “, South