South Korea teachers fight for legal solution to tense classrooms

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STEVEN BOROWIEC, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- Teachers in South Korea are vowing to broaden a movement seeking stronger legal protections in what they describe as an increasingly tense school environment.

A key objective is revision of legislation that they say leaves them vulnerable to legal action by disgruntled parents. South Korea's Child Welfare Act has a clause that prohibits "emotional abuse against a child" that could damage their "mental health and development."

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