Eunpyeong-gu High School Students Make School-Violence Prevention Video to Be Shown at 44 Schools

[Financial News] A school-violence prevention video made with the direct participation of high school students in Seoul’s Eunpyeong-gu will be broadcast at local schools and administrative welfare centers. The campaign aims to reduce the harsh language young people use in their everyday lives and foster a culture of language that shows mutual respect.
Seoul’s Eunpyeong Police Station said on the 9th that it had released a school-violence prevention campaign video planned and produced with five local high school students. The students who took part in making the video received certificates of appreciation.
One student from Jingwan High School and four from Daesung High School took part in the campaign. Under the theme “The beginning of every relationship: expressing respect,” the video encourages young people to reflect on violent language and behavior, including harsh slang and the so-called “Yacha Rule” used among teenagers, and to use language that shows respect for one another.
Police said they planned the campaign after recognizing that seemingly minor language habits can lead to conflicts among peers or to school violence.
The video will be broadcast at 44 elementary, middle and high schools in Eunpyeong-gu. It is also scheduled to be shown at 21 key locations in the district, including large outdoor electronic billboards and administrative welfare centers.
Police said they focused on increasing young people’s interest and empathy by having students their own age take part directly in producing the content, moving away from conventional, one-way school-violence prevention education.
“Reducing the use of harsh expressions and slang among students, and using even a single word that shows respect for one another, can help prevent school violence,” said Lee Gi-beom, chief of Eunpyeong Police Station. “I hope this video will lead to tangible preventive effects in schools and the community.”

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