101 East
The bullying crisis sweeping across South Korean schools
101 East investigates South Korea’s school bullying crisis and meets those fighting for change.
South Korea is undergoing a national reckoning on school bullying.
Studies show that nearly one in three students suffered bullying from peers at school. And there has been an alarming rise in suicides by school-aged children.
Some of the country’s best-known celebrities were also accused of bullying when they were teenagers.
The ongoing series of scandals is shedding new light on what seems to be a rampant problem in the Asian nation.
101 East investigates why bullying is surging in South Korean schools and what is being done to stop it.
Published On 22 Jun 2023
