Court rulings highlights 'narrow' view of school bullying in S. Korea

A recent appellate ruling overturned a lower court decision, finding that sexual and appearance-based remarks made by two students about a classmate through Instagram direct messages did not constitute school bullying, according to the Gwangju High Court on Friday. In the case, the students evaluated the classmate’s appearance and said, “I don’t like her because she does 'nammisae' stuff.” Nammisae is a Korean slang term referring to women seen as overly obsessed with men. The classmate subject

By The Korea Herald