Teacher unions are calling for strict punishment for a parent who filed mass child abuse complaints against teachers and staff at an elementary school in Jeju and even issued death threats against a teacher and their family.
The Elementary School Teachers' Union and other organizations stated that although they filed a criminal complaint against the parent last year for false accusation and other charges, the investigation has effectively stalled as no indictment has been made yet.
Previously, a parent identified as A at a Jeju elementary school filed a series of complaints against 12 individuals, including all homeroom teachers from the first to sixth grades who taught their child, the school principal, and education office staff, accusing them of child abuse and dereliction of duty.
It is reported that A claimed their child's underlying medical condition was triggered by improper teaching methods and class assignments.
The parent also repeatedly filed over 100 civil complaints with the Ministry of Education and the local education office.
It was also discovered that the parent threatened a teacher who was about to get married, saying they would disrupt the wedding and kill the teacher, leading the teacher to hire bodyguards for the ceremony.
The victimized teacher petitioned the police, stating they felt their life was in danger after hearing remarks such as, "Die before I do after you get married," and "I hope your children die before I do."
Teacher unions emphasized that if these malicious complaints and threats are not held accountable, schools will cease to be educational spaces and instead become places of recurring threats and fear. They stressed that this case must serve as a turning point for the protection of teachers' rights.
In response, the teachers' union plans to hold a press conference in front of the Jeju District Prosecutors' Office on the morning of July 3, 2026, to demand a swift indictment and strict punishment for the "child abuse false accusation and teacher death threat case," and will submit a petition to the prosecution.
Reported by Jung Da-eun | Video by Jang Yu-jin | Graphics by Lee Su-min | Produced by SBS Digital News
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