With the implementation of the revised school violence prevention law, victims are freed from the unfairness of being accused of being perpetrators.

Daeryun Law Firm: “Severe punishment for perpetrators and priority protection for victims”

As the amendment to the School Violence Prevention and Countermeasures Act (School Violence Prevention Act) went into effect on March 1, victims who were in unfair situations were relieved.

According to a report by on the 25th, recently, A, a student at a high school in Busan, continued to be bullied for no reason by his classmate B.

On the day of the incident, Person A, who had been indiscriminately assaulted on the face and back by Person B, was referred to the School Violence Countermeasures Review Committee upon a report by Person B on the grounds that he raised his hands in defense despite being unilaterally assaulted.

Person A, who was unfairly accused of being a perpetrator of school violence due to this incident, complained of not only physical damage requiring more than three weeks of treatment, but also psychological damage so severe that he was unable to attend school.

Accordingly, Group A's legal representative proved that it was an act of defense against violence and that Group B suffered no harm.

In the end, Mr. B was banned from contacting, threatening, or retaliating against the victim, and was transferred to the prosecution on charges of injury.

Mr. A was cleared of the false accusation and received protection measures for victims of school violence.

An official from Daeryun Law Firm (Lihan), A's legal representative, said, "Thanks to accompanying the school violence committee and emphasizing the victim's injustice, we were able to receive treatment and care for treatment. In particular, with the revision of the School Violence Prevention Act being implemented at the same time as the start of school last March, it was possible to impose severe punishment on the perpetrator and prioritize protection of the victim."

According to the revised law, if a perpetrator of school violence is suspended from attendance (No. 6), changed class (No. 7), or transferred school (No. 3), the school records will be preserved for 4 years, increased from the existing 2 years.

In the case of dispositions 6 and 7, the proviso that allowed deletion through deliberation just before graduation was maintained. However, even if a record of school violence is deleted after review just before graduation, the standards for deletion are strictly defined, including that there must be a sincere apology from the perpetrator.

An official from Daeryun explained, "Even if a perpetrator who has received severe school violence measures commits a third or third attempt after graduating from high school, the offender must apply for college admission using the student record that contains the school violence measures. This means that it can affect not only college admissions but also employment."

He added, “As the trend of strict punishment for school violence spreads, the practice of granting impunity to perpetrators of school violence in the name of a bright future has disappeared.”

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