When a teacher instructed a student to solve a problem on the blackboard, a parent sued, claiming that the teacher had ”humiliated the child and that this was emotional abuse” (South Korea)

It has been revealed that a middle school teacher in South Korea was sued by a parent for making students solve problems on the blackboard.
According to the Korean Teachers Union's North Jeolla Province branch on the 27th, teacher A, who works at a middle school in North Jeolla Province, filed a lawsuit against the parents in March of this year.
The teacher was sued by a student, Mr. B, for emotionally abusing the student. Mr. B said, "I made the students solve problems they didn't understand on the blackboard, humiliating them," and "I made certain students do not clean up."
The police, who launched an investigation, determined that the report was a legitimate educational activity and discretionary act within the scope of the teacher's authority to provide life guidance, and concluded that there was no evidence of emotional child abuse by teacher A.
The North Jeolla branch of the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union, which has offered legal support to Teacher A, said that this was a “natural outcome” but called for the preparation of fundamental measures to deal with indiscriminate reports of child abuse.
Mr. B had previously had conflicts with Teacher A. At the end of last year, regarding a school violence incident, Mr. B did not report the incident and instead requested that Teacher A take measures to separate him from the school.
However, under current regulations, if a student does not report school violence, the teacher cannot arbitrarily force the student to leave.
However, B continued to demand that A be transferred, claiming that the teacher was aiding and abetting the bullying of students.
The North Jeolla branch of the Korean Teachers Union explained, "Teachers who are sued or accused will have to endure a painful time for at least several months to several years, and even if they are cleared of all charges, their hearts have already been broken.
"The system has fallen into such a deep, irreparable state that it cannot be repaired. We must come up with a fundamental solution to prevent reckless reporting of child abuse."