80% of teachers fear child abuse accusations for routine classroom guidance

“Nearly half of teachers in Korea are considering leaving the profession, underscoring growing concerns over excessive administrative workloads, malicious complaints from parents and fears of child abuse accusations stemming from routine classroom guidance. The findings come from surveys released by Korea's two major teachers' unions — the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (KTU) and the Korean Federation of Teachers’ Unions (KFTU) — to mark Teachers' Day, which falls on May 15. In a survey conducted by the KTU from May 7 to 12 involving 1,902 teachers nationwide, 97.5 percent of teachers said administrative workload negatively affects educational activities. Tasks identified as the most burdensome included accounting and budget-related paperwork, selected by 60.5 percent of respondents, followed by hiring-related administrative work at 41.5 percent and handling civil complaints at 39.8 percent. A separate survey conducted by the KFTU between April 20 and May 11, which gathered responses from 7,180 teachers across the country, also found that 61.3 percent believed their cu

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