March marks the beginning of a new school year in South Korea. At this time, students and teachers meet anew, or for the first time, and spend roughly a year together.

In every school, since before the opening of this school year, there were higher than usual demands from students and parents regarding teacher assignments. They did not want the teachers who are considered to have even the slight potential of “maladjustment.”

Because of unconfirmed rumors about this type of teacher, some schools have trouble establishing an educational plan. This was wholly due to the terrible news of a teacher’s crime that happened about a month ago.

The term itself may be unfamiliar, but some teachers indeed struggle in schools, just like students do. Even I, with many years of experience as a teacher, have seen such cases from time to time. Now, this issue needs to be addressed more carefully than ever.

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