Teacher who made elementary school students clean as punishment...Is it child abuse? = South Korea

In South Korea, prosecutors have determined that a teacher who was accused of having an elementary school student clean the classroom for breaking class rules is not suspected of child abuse.
On the 26th, the Seoul Central District Public Prosecutors Office's Female and Child Crime Investigation Department revealed that an elementary school teacher forced students to do 'punishment cleaning'.
It was revealed that a case in which he was accused of emotional abuse was dismissed without charge. Homeroom teacher A, who is in charge of the fourth grade of an elementary school in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, has been teaching since June of this year.
, students who broke class rules were instructed to clean part of the classroom. The student's parents filed a complaint with the school, claiming that Teacher A had made their child clean up and said hurtful things, and they called the police.
He is said to have filed a complaint. The police handed over the case to the prosecutor's office with no suspicions, and the prosecutor's office decided not to indict Teacher A after supplementary investigation and consideration of evidence and legal theory.
Prosecutors said, ``The punishment in question was announced to students and parents from the beginning of the semester, and applied equally to all students.''
It was carried out as a class service activity in accordance with the class rules and reward and punishment system.'' It goes on to say, ``This is a form of legitimate student guidance for educational purposes and cannot be seen as emotional abuse.''
Yes,” he clarified. Furthermore, ``Reflecting the purpose of the revision of the ``Four Laws for the Restoration of Teaching Authority,'' which states that teachers' legitimate lifestyle guidance in accordance with school regulations cannot be seen as physical or emotional abuse or neglect under the Child Welfare Act.
We will do our best to ensure that teachers' legitimate educational activities are not diminished."