Supreme Court Recognizes Teacher’s ⁢Actions‍ as⁢ Legitimate Educational Act

The ⁣Supreme Court has recognized a teacher’s act of putting the name tags of students who misbehaved during ⁤class ⁤next to the red⁤ cards⁢ on⁣ the blackboard ⁤as a legitimate educational act, not child abuse.

According to ‌the Jeonbuk Education and Human Rights Center, a decision was made to dismiss the re-appeal to the Supreme ‌Court for a child abuse‍ lawsuit filed by parents of‍ Jeonju ⁣A Elementary School.

The dismissal of the trial⁤ failure means that the appellate court judged that there⁤ were no ​issues to dispute on factual‍ or legal issues at the stage of reviewing the ‍original trial’s decision once⁢ again, and that a second appeal was not warranted.

The ‘Red Card’ Incident

The red card incident occurred in April 2021, when a‌ student was cautioned‍ for‌ making​ a loud ‌noise by⁣ twisting an empty plastic bottle with his hand during class. However, when he continued ‍to twist the plastic bottle and make a noise,⁣ teacher B attached⁤ the student’s name tag next to ‍the ​red card.

This student cleaned the classroom after school. The student’s mother, Mr. C, did ⁤not allow the student to attend‌ school ⁤for a ⁣certain ⁣period of time‌ and continuously requested the principal to ​replace the homeroom ⁤teacher, filing several ‌complaints with the relevant authorities.

The student’s ‌mother claimed that her child was diagnosed with night terrors, a type of sleep disorder, ⁤and post-traumatic stress disorder due to​ Mr. A’s emotional abuse.

Prosecution and ⁢Constitutional Court Rulings

The prosecution decided that although teacher B’s actions⁤ amounted to emotional abuse, it ⁤was a minor case and⁤ suspended ‍the⁤ indictment against Mr. A.

Accordingly, teacher A filed a lawsuit⁣ with‌ the Constitutional Court, claiming⁤ that the disposition was unfair, and ⁢the Constitutional Court canceled the suspended indictment against ‌Mr. A with the unanimous opinion of the⁢ judges.