19 teachers have taken their own lives this year in South Korea

It has been discovered that 19 teachers have already taken their own lives in South Korea this year (as of the end of August). Since 2021, more than 20 teachers have taken their own lives every year.
Measures are urgently needed. According to documents obtained by Jin Sun-mi, a member of the National Assembly Education Committee, from the Ministry of Education on the 13th, a total of 10,000 students were killed in the 2015-2016 school year.
168 teachers have passed away of their own accord. Of these, elementary school teachers (86 people) made up the largest proportion at 51.2%, followed by high school teachers (46 people) at 27.4% and junior high school teachers (
The Ministry of Education of Korea enacted the “Five Laws on the Protection of Educational Rights” in response to the “Seoul City Soi Elementary School teacher’s death in the line of duty” that became a problem last year, and strengthened the protection of educational rights.
On the other hand, the approval rate for "death in the line of duty" for teachers is lower than for other occupations. This is thought to be because even when the cause of death is "suicide," surviving families may apply for "death in the line of duty."
"The system for recognizing martyrs in the line of duty must be improved to restore the honor of teachers," said Rep. Jin. "Teachers should be given special training so that they do not suffer undue stress from school work or malicious complaints."
"The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare must take further measures," he said.
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