Records of school bullies to remain undeleted for 2 years after graduation

• Published date: 28 February 2023
• Publication title: The Korea Times

The photo shows the educational school isolation and bullying. Gettyimagesbank

Schools will retain records of serious school bullies for two years after their graduation starting this year to help better prevent school violence, the education ministry said Wednesday.

Currently, records of school violence perpetrators can be removed when they graduate, making it hard to track and cope with school bullies.

Starting in March, all schools will be required to keep such records for two years after school violence perpetrators graduate, the education ministry said, as part of a comprehensive plan to ramp up safety across classrooms.

Those subject to the new measure are students who get transferred to a new school for inflicting Grade 8 school violence and students who get replaced to a different class for...