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Multicultural Elementary Student Attempts Extreme Act After Bullying; Investigation Launched Into Alleged School Cover-Up It has belatedly been learned that a multicultural elementary school student in Jeju attempted to jump from a building on school grounds after suffering systematic bullying from classmates. SBS Aug 12, 2026 5:54 PM

Filmed Noisy Students for Just '5 Seconds'… Authorities Rule It 'Emotional Abuse' Authorities have ruled that a fixed-term teacher's action of filming a classroom for about five seconds with a smartphone to quiet disruptive middle school students constituted "emotional abuse," resulting in measures such as a principal's warning and a police report. SBS Aug 12, 2026 5:27 PM

Cheong Wa Dae Press Secretary Office Director's 'Unauthorized Extension' Controversy... "Unaware at Purchase, Will Regularize" ▲ Kim Sang-ho, Director of the Cheong Wa Dae Press Secretary Office Kim Sang-ho,… SBS Aug 12, 2026 5:24 PM

Armed Man in 20s Subdued After Standoff in Daejeon A man in his 20s, who wandered around downtown Daejeon carrying a weapon and later confronted police with a chainsaw and a shield inside his home, has been subdued by the police special forces. SBS Aug 12, 2026 5:16 PM

Scammed of 1.5 Billion Won by Fake App Claiming '100% Returns'... Caught in the Act Trying to Collect 'AI Gold Bars' On a road in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, last month. Police officers sprint toward a man wearing a black T-shirt. SBS Aug 12, 2026 4:49 PM

Residents Shocked by 18-Second Video as Man Claims Ownership of 1-Meter Lizard The man stated that the animal is a "Nile monitor" he lost a month ago, prompting search authorities to verify the facts based on his statement. SBS Aug 12, 2026 4:34 PM

"Bound for a Staggering 38 Hours"…Sent Back Despite Escapes and More Escapes While an 11-year-old child living at a church ultimately died after crying out for help due to suspected abuse, police believe the child was tied to a bed for a staggering 38 hours after escaping the church only to be sent back. SBS Aug 12, 2026 4:34 PM

Investigation Launched After Elementary Student Attempts Suicide During Lunch Break According to police on August 12, the parents of the victim, an elementary school student identified as A, filed a criminal complaint last June against three school officials from the 2025 school year—the former principal, former vice principal, and the staff member in charge of school violence prevention—charging them with dereliction of duty, creation and uttering of false official documents, and violation of the Act on the Prevention of and Countermeasures against School Violence. SBS Aug 12, 2026 4:34 PM

"Move Out and We'll Drop the Lawsuit": Eunma Complex Declares Legal Action Against All Tenants The reconstruction association for Eunma Apartments in Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, has announced that it will file eviction lawsuits against all tenants simultaneously with the start of the relocation process. SBS Aug 12, 2026 4:34 PM

Oh Se-hoon to Youths: 'We Won't Let Housing Costs Drive You Out of Seoul' Gaebong Sageum, visited by Mayor Oh today, is a Youth Safety Housing project near Gaebong Station with a total of 605 units. SBS Aug 12, 2026 4:30 PM