Korean university no longer accepts students with a history of School Violence

In order to reject applicants with a history of school violence, even if they have achieved a passing score on the College Scholastic Ability (CSAT), Korea University recently announced the inclusion of this transcript in its regular admissions process. admission.

On March 22, Foreign Minister Kim Dong Won gave an exclusive interview to E-Daily, stressing the need for tough measures against school violence. He stated that regardless of whether a student with a history of school violence achieves a passing score on the CSAT, he will be excluded from admission.

Recently, Korea University implemented a new policy in response to cases where perpetrators of school violence were admitted to prestigious universities. An example of this is the son of a famous South Korean lawyer, who was accepted into the National University of Seoul, Korea's most prestigious university despite having a level 8 punishment for violence school.

The victim in this particular case suffered from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and even attempted suicide due to the trauma of school violence, which is very sad. This underscores the importance of addressing school bullying and implementing strict policies to prevent it.

Understanding Korea's Punishment Levels Tracking Student Transcripts

In South Korea, there are different categories of school bullying offenses, with level 8 being one of the most severe offenses that results in school transfer.

These levels track a student's academic record and can be used to get rejected from schools or even lower your score for university acceptance.

Now, in the famous Seoul National University, this category can be used to exclude the student from admission.

Each degree of school violence resulted in the following punishment:

• Level 1: Written apology to the victim;
• Level 2: Prohibited contact with the victim;
• Level 3: Voluntary school service;
• Level 4: Voluntary community service;
• Level 5: Special educational program and behavioral therapy sessions;
• Level 6: School suspension;
• Level 7: Class change;
• Level 8: Change of school;
• Level 9: School expulsion (not applicable for high school students).

It remains to be seen whether all levels of violence will be considered for non-admission to Seoul National University, or and it will only be the highest grades.

According to the Chancellor of Korea University, the inclusion of disciplinary records of school violence in the regular admission selection process is now needed to ensure that students with a history of school violence are not admitted to university, even if they score high on the CSAT.

This new policy is seen as an important step towards addressing school violence in South Korea.