Student Assaults Teacher in Gwangju, Sparks Outrage

Student assault sends teacher to ER, sparks outrage

An umbrella teachers’ union on Thursday called for stronger legal protections after a middle school student assaulted a teacher in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, leaving her with injuries requiring two weeks of treatment. The Korean Federation of Teachers’ Associations said the incident occurred in March, with a 13-year-old boy assaulting a female teacher during class. The teacher was taken to a nearby emergency room following the attack. “Another case of a teacher being injured by a student has oc

By The Korea Herald