Teacher found dead in classroom inside a cupboard
When she entered her classroom to begin teaching on June 5, she wrote in her diary, “My chest feels too tight. I have the impression that I’m going to fall. Even now, I have no idea where I am.
The primary school teacher wrote on July 3 that she “wanted to let go” because she was so stressed out by her workload.
The 23-year-old was discovered dead in her classroom supply cabinet by her coworkers two weeks later. She had killed herself.
Primary school instructors all throughout South Korea are furious as a result of this catastrophe.
To demand better protection at work, tens of thousands of them went on strike on Monday. They claim that they are regularly bothered by overbearing parents who call them none stop complaining over many issues.
Park Du-yong, Min-so’s cousin, fights back tears as he organizes her tiny, empty apartment, which is now just home to her goldfish. A collection of drawings from her first-grade classmates telling her how much they loved her is sitting next to her unmade bed. A collection of library books on overcoming depression is stacked underneath.
According to Park, his cousin had been a teacher for a little over a year and had followed her mother into the field to realize a childhood desire. He claims that she had adored the kids.
Therefore, Park took on the role of detective in the days following his cousin’s passing, which the authorities promptly linked to a recent split. He discovered hundreds of text messages, work logs, and journal entries.
Tens of thousands of teachers have been protesting in Seoul for the past six weeks, alleging they are unable to reprimand their students or step in when they start fighting because they are so afraid of being accused of abusing children.
They accuse parents of abusing a 2014 regulation on child welfare that mandates that teachers who are accused of abusing children must immediately be suspended.
Restraining a violent child can result in a teacher being accused of child abuse, although yelling at a child is generally considered emotional abuse. Teachers who are subjected to such allegations risk losing their employment immediately.
After turning down a parent’s request to call their child every morning to wake them up, a teacher received a complaint. After taking another, an allegation of emotional abuse was made.
Teacher found dead in classroom inside a cupboard
