School bullying gets serious

Abuse not tolerated: South Korean law defines school violence as actions committed against students inside or outside of school. — The Korea Herald/ANN

The percentage of Seoul students who said they have been victimised at school was the highest in the past 10 years, according to a recent survey.

Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) said on Dec 15 that a survey of 486,729 students between the fourth grade of elementary school and the final year of high school found 2.2% had experienced some form of mistreatment at school.