On the morning of the 11th, in front of the Southern District Prosecutors’ Office in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, a citizen makes a wreath on the photo. yunhap news
A survey found that 6 out of 10 teachers who are obligated to report child abuse are hesitating to report even though they encounter a suspected child abuse case. The reason for hesitation was the concern that the teacher might be harassed by parents after reporting, or that the child’s situation could worsen.
On the 11th, the teachers’ group’s group of practical education teachers announced the results of a survey on the current status of child abuse. The questionnaire was conducted online on the 6th to 10th for 800 kindergarten, elementary, middle, high and special teachers nationwide, of which 84.8% were elementary school and kindergarten teachers.
Of the 800 respondents, 318 (39.8%) said they had seen a case of abuse. 209 (26.1%) responded that there was an abuse case at their school. The most common types of abuse were △physical abuse (183) △ neglect and abandonment (158). Multiple abuses (76 people), emotional abuse (64 people), and sexual abuse (13 people) were also numerous. However, only 154 (19.3%) reported actual reports.
60.1% (466 out of 776 respondents) said they were hesitant to report child abuse. For that reason, they answered, △I was afraid that the child situation would get worse after reporting (33.8%) △I was not sure about the existence of child abuse (32.5%). They also cited threats from caregivers (14.1%), distrust of the procedure after reporting (10.8%), and concerns about litigation after reporting (8.7%).
As a point to improve for the protection of children, teachers most often cited separation from the abused primary caregiver after reporting (76.5%, multiple responses). In addition, △protection of the reporter’s personal information (70.1%), △protection of the reporter against litigation (55.8%) △Early detection of households with signs of abuse through reinforcement of the welfare system (35.4%) were also selected as tasks to improve.
The Practical Education Teachers’ Association pointed out that “a report of child abuse is easily exposed because the person who is obligated to report child abuse is limited, so it is urgently necessary to prepare effective measures to protect the personal information of the person obligated to report and personal safety.” did.
Yunju Lee reporter [email protected]
You can also view the news Naver Et edited by the Hankook Ilbo.
