A 28-year-old teacher who took her own life in January suffered from depression due to severe bullying from parents, Seoul's education office said Friday.
Cho's demonstration came as the city council plans to abolish and replace the student rights ordinance. The new ordinance imposes stronger duties on students and protects the classroom authority of teachers.
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education confirmed that a 23-year-old teacher who taught first graders was found dead at the elementary school in Seoul Seo 2 Elementary School on Tuesday morning.
The white-underwear-only rule still existing in some girls’ middle and high schools in Seoul may soon be just a distant memory of the past.
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced Wednesday that it was recommending the revocation of special status for two international middle schools, criticizing them for educational elitism.
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