Bullying records to be reflected in university admissions

Apr 06, 2023, 07:28 am

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Lee Ju-ho, Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister, greets at a policy consultation meeting between the government and the ruling People Power Party on their response to school violence at the National Assembly in Seoul on April 5, 2023./ Photographed by Lee Byung-hwa

AsiaToday reporter Chun Hyun-bin

The ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the government have agreed Wednesday on a plan aimed at rooting out school violence, including having such records considered in both the early and regular college admission processes, and kept until employment.

The PPP and the government made the decision at a policy consultation meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul. They later held a separate meeting on emergency transfer measures for severe patients and decided to increase the number of severe emergency medical centers to 60 from the current 40.

“In order to sternly respond to school violence, we decided to extend the bullying record retention period so that such records can be reflected in both the early and regular college admission processes,” PPP policy chief Park Dae-chul said. “In order to eradicate school violence, we agreed that the basic principle that perpetrators must be disadvantaged in any way should be established,” he said.

The government and the PPP also discussed ways to support victims, strengthen teachers’ authority and facilitate character-building education for students, including physical and arts education.

In the meantime, the government and the PPP decided to expand the number of severe emergency medical centers, that are accessible within an hour from 40 to 60, during a separate meeting. The move comes following the recent death of a teenager who failed to receive emergency care on time.

They also decided to improve the working conditions of medical staff and check the establishment of a real-time information sharing system. “Since such emergency medical care is an essential medical sector that requires intensive investment, we will actively support necessary areas such as revising the Emergency Medical Act and expanding the budget for the Emergency Medical Fund,” Park said.

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