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Baejae High School Imposes Heavy Disciplinary Action on Two Students Over 'Starbucks' Chant

Kim Jong-won

Published : Aug 5, 2026 12:22 PM

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School-level disciplinary actions have been taken against Baejae High School baseball team members who chanted cheers disparaging the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement during a baseball game against Gwangju Jeil High School.

According to the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, Baejae High School imposed heavy disciplinary action on two students who led the chants of "Let's go to Starbucks" and "Tank Day," and light disciplinary action on 10 students who followed along.

However, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education did not disclose the specific level of discipline out of concern for exposing the personal identities of individual students.