A Study on the School Violence Case Handling System

The School Violence Countermeasures Review Committee is held for the purpose of fostering students into healthy members of society through the protection of the victims and the guidance and education of the perpetrators. Currently, there are many problems before the school violence case is received and the council's action is decided. For example, after receiving a case of school violence, an administrative lawsuit will be filed if the victim, the perpetrator, or the parents take a sensitive attitude toward the other student, or if they do not agree to the action by notifying the students or parents of the School Violence Countermeasures Review Committee in writing. In this study, we intend to derive problems that are currently occurring at each stage of the school violence case handling process and seek improvement measures. To this end, a survey was conducted on the members of the school violence council on their perception of problems occurring in the school violence case handling system. The collected questionnaire data was classified into open coding, axis coding, and selective coding based on the statements of the study subjects, and the analysis data was categorized into the stages of the school violence case handling system. Finally, problems were derived based on the categorized contents. First, it was found that the initial problem of receiving school violence and checking the facts was insufficient to guide the victims, perpetrators, and guardians on the process of handling the case after receiving school violence. In addition, psychological counseling was not provided to the victim during the initial investigation process, and the perpetrator was branded as a separate measure from the victim. Second, the problem in the investigation stage of the school violence case was that the investigation into the victim and the perpetrator was delayed, and the attachment of witness statements related to the case was insufficient. In other words, it was found that there was a lack of objective data collection to support the statements of students on both sides. Third, even the smallest matter for the principal to draw conclusions was often referred to the council, and problems often occurred at the deliberation of a dedicated agency and the principal's own decision stage. Fourth, in the process of deliberating on school violence, it was found that it was difficult to judge the case and decide on action when the statements and evidence collected during the first and second investigations were insufficient. This study has a limitation in that it only collects opinions from some local deliberators. However, this study is meaningful in that it derives problems and suggests alternatives to the school violence case handling system.