Resign after appointment of the director…Delivering an apology to parents
Notification of temporary suspension of the operating teacher as well
The head of a Taekwondo studio who hit an elementary school student’s head with a mobile phone several times for using a mobile phone in the vehicle was booked by the police. Following the director’s announcement of his intention to resign, the Taekwondo studio was effectively closed as he announced that he would temporarily suspend the operation of the painting.
Jinju Police Station in Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 5th that it is investigating A (40s), the director of a taekwondo center in Jinju, on charges of child abuse under the Child Welfare Act.
A is accused of hitting B, an elementary school student in the passenger seat, in the head with his mobile phone about 10 times while driving a Taekwondo studio vehicle home on the 29th of last month. This is because it violated the rule not to use mobile phones in vehicles.
At that time, it was confirmed that B’s sister and other original students were also in the back seat. B was treated at the hospital for a head injury.
The incident was known when B’s sister filmed the situation with her mobile phone at the time and posted articles and videos containing the assault on social networking services (SNS). The released video included verbal abuse by a man believed to be an enema and the sound of hitting with objects.
As the controversy spread, A sent an apology to parents and expressed his intention to step down as the director.
“It is clearly wrong to use physical violence against a child for any reason,” A said. “As an adult who should guide and protect the child, I did something I should not do without controlling my emotions.”
A continued, “The student has been guiding for eight years, but he had no right to use violence under any circumstances,” and apologized, “I will sincerely apologize to the victims and their parents and do my best to recover the damage.”
Mr. A said he would entrust the operation of the painting and the training of the original students to the teacher, but the teacher who decided to take charge of the replacement operation also notified parents of the temporary suspension of the operation.
A police official said, “We have booked A on charges of child abuse and are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident.”
