Education minister nominee apologizes for sending daughter to study in U.S.

Education Minister nominee Lee Jin-sook apologized for unlawfully sending her daughter abroad for studies, citing ignorance of the law. Allegations of academic misconduct also emerged during her confirmation hearings.

2025-07-09

President Lee's former school to shut down amid population decline in rural Korea

Samgye Elementary School in Andong, North Gyeongsang — where President Lee Jae Myung once trudged 6 kilometers (3.72 miles) each day through snow and mud — will close its doors for good this September, with just one student left in attendance.

2025-07-01

Police investigate woman after expired gummies hospitalize four children in Incheon

A woman in her 40s is under police investigation for distributing expired gummies to elementary school students in Incheon, four of whom became ill after consuming the sweets.

2025-06-12

Education Ministry urges punishment of Daejeon school officials over teacher who murdered student

The Ministry of Education has instructed the Daejeon Metropolitan Office of Education to punish school administrators who knew the teacher who murdered a 7-year-old girl in February had violent tendencies but did little about it.

2025-05-30

Teacher accused of murdering 8-year-old student requests psychiatric evaluation

Elementary school teacher Myeong Jae-wan, who is on trial for murdering a student, has requested a psychiatric evaluation from the court.

2025-05-26

Depression and anxiety on the rise in Seoul elementary students, study finds

Depression and anxiety among elementary school students in Seoul have increased over the past three years, with excessive smartphone and social media use, alongside the overprotectiveness of parents born in the 1980s, cited as key contributors.

2025-05-20

Tough conditions, pressure from parents push more teachers to leave profession

A 27-year-old teacher, surnamed Oh, who worked at an elementary school in Jeju Island for three years, left the profession last year to become a real estate appraiser.

2025-05-15

Child ordered to pay $16,000 for throwing rock at friend: 'The defendant was crying'

A court ordered a nine-year-old to pay $16,000 for injuring a classmate with a rock, finding both the child and their parents liable for damages.

2025-04-20

'She would still be here': Father expresses regret after 7-year-old daughter killed in school stabbing

“I can’t believe this happened. She sent me off to work just yesterday morning,” said the father of Kim Ha-neul, the 7-year-old girl who was allegedly stabbed to death by a teacher at her school in Daejeon.

2025-02-11

Teacher admits to stabbing 7-year-old girl to death at school in Daejeon

A teacher in her 40s stabbed to death an 7-year-old girl at an elementary school in Daejeon on Monday.