Top South Korean university to penalise school bullies in admission exams


Korea University’s academic affairs committee will deduct points from the scores of applicants who were expelled or had a forced transfer due to bullying. - GOOGLE MAPS

SEOUL: Students with a history of bullying will be penalised during entrance exams at the prestigious Korea University from 2025, in a bid to clamp down on the rise in school bullying in South Korea.

The university’s president Kim Dong-won said on March 21 that such students will face a deduction of up to 20 points in the entrance exam, Seoul Economic Daily reported.

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