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This time, we will continue MBC’s exclusive report on Lawyer Jeong Soon-shin’s son.
Lawyer Chung’s son was forced to transfer because of school violence.
This decision has never been overturned during numerous legal proceedings, but only once in the second case of the Gangwon-do Education Bureau was a decision made to cancel the transfer.
When we looked at the administrative ruling decision we received, it became apparent that Attorney Jung’s position, “The transfer is excessive compared to the seriousness of the case,” was actually reflected.
Reporter Jung Young-hoon covered the story in its entirety.
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On the 9th, the question of matters pending in the National Assembly.
In 2018, criticism was poured on the Gangwon-do Education Bureau, which canceled the disposition of the “forced transfer” of lawyer Jeong Soon-shin’s son.
It was a second case requested by Attorney Chung’s side for disobeying the disciplinary action.
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“I don’t get it. How on earth would it have been if the victim had not gone through the process of applying (retrial) again to the Gangwon Provincial Office after that.”
Why was this decision made at the time?
We were able to confirm the reason in the December 2018 administrative ruling decision obtained from MBC.
At the time, the Disciplinary Coordinating Committee of the Gangwon-do Office of Education said, “The school transfer measure is excessive compared to the degree of violence in the school.”
Lawyer Chung’s argument was reflected almost as it was.
The Disciplinary Coordinating Committee also heard the reason that ″reconciliation with the student is important because the recovery of the victim is also committed.
However, with this decision, the victim student even tried an extreme choice with severe mental pain.
Not only this.
Attorney Chung’s side examined the injustice of the school transfer measure item by item.
“It was not an intention to harass, it was an action that happened naturally in the process of playing by calling a close friend’s nickname.”
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“The fact that there is really no individual concern or consideration for the pain that the student victim will suffer… The pain that the victim suffers is reduced in this way through rumours. between friends and play…″
With the exception of the Bureau of Education’s retrial, Attorney Chung ultimately lost all subsequent lawsuits.
This is MBC News Jung Young-hoon.
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Reporter Jung Young-hoon, who covered this issue, is with me.
Let’s talk a little more.
Reporter Jung, at the time, the School Violence Committee decided to discipline for ‘transfer’, but did you mean that the Gangwon-do Education Office canceled this?
They say the transfer is excessive compared to the level of violence.
I still don’t understand.
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Yes.
At that time, Jung’s lawyer came out with a lawyer, while on the victim’s side, the victim’s student came out and expressed his pain.
This is what came out during the parliamentary inquiry.
Nevertheless, the criticism is strong as the committee members raise the student’s hand.
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Even if the victim came out and made a statement.
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That’s okay.
The Disciplinary Coordinating Committee of the Gangwon-do Education Office consists of 7 people, and it is known that 4 people attended the retest at the time.
If you look at the job groups, they are lawyers, police officers, education officers, and parents.
Among them, only one member of the parent committee objected to the end, saying that the act of ‘transfer’ should not be cancelled.
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Yes, only one in four.
Maybe it’s because it’s a second trial that Attorney Jung asked for, so it seems like the advantage of the student perpetrator is more highlighted.
What was it really like?
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Yes, the retrial at the time emphasized reconciliation with the victim.
If you look at the verdict of the Civil Accident Academic Violence Committee in the administrative ruling decision received today.
The lawyer’s son Jeong judged that the level of reflection was low and that there was no level of reconciliation.
Even after seeing such content, the question grows whether the members of the retrial, especially lawyers, police, and educational officials, made a decision to cancel the disciplinary action.
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I was curious about that part too.
Are there specific criteria for determining the level of discipline for violence in the school?
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There are four evaluation items.
The level of reflection and the will to reconcile have been mentioned before.
There are five items in total, and the severity, persistence and intentionality of school violence are also evaluated.
The lawyer’s son Jeong scored ‘high’ on each of these items, and received a total of 16 points.
A score of 16 or higher is subject to transfer and expulsion.
The level of abusive behavior was high, but the level of reconciliation and reflection was low.
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I heard that the Ministry of Education investigated the Gangwon-do Education Office yesterday.
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Yes, the Ministry of Education is said to have visited the Gangwon-do Education Office and investigated for about 2 hours to see if there were any problems with the procedure or the re-examination process at the time.
Members of the National Assembly’s education committee and the Democratic Party’s fact-finding team are also scheduled to go to the Gangwon-do Education and Civil Accident Office the day after tomorrow, so the wave is expected to continue.
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Yes, we will keep an eye on the results of the investigation.
I will listen until here.
Reporter Jung Young-Hoon Very good.
Video commentary: Kang Jong-soo / Video editing: Kim Min-ji, Lee Hae-ji / Graphics: Yoo Seung-ho and Ha Sang-woo
