National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2019 identity (personal sexual orientation and conviction, economic conditions, and experience with bullying). The Commission concluded that the petitioners’ freedom of action in general and the right to make decisions on personal information were violated. The balance of legal interests was not achieved in this case, as shown by the facts that students were not given access to their grades until they took the survey; there is little legal basis in the survey; it is not a way to minimize limitations of fundamental rights; and there are no circumstances showing that the petitionee had a serious The university accepted the recommendation by the Commission. It replied that students would would be encouraged, and the staff would be educated on human rights. Sending a student’s school life record unsealed through a third person The Commission concluded that an elementary school teacher sending a student’s school life record unsealed through a third person and leaving the student’s personal information open to that third person is a violation of human rights. On August 27, it recommended the principal of the school to develop measures to protect personal information and educate the teaching staff accordingly. The Commission concluded that the teacher sending a student’s school life record through a friend of the student without sealing the record is a violation of the victim’s right to make decisions on personal information and privacy. The principal of the school accepted the recommendation by the Commission to educate the staff on what not to do when handling personal information. 91 Key Activities be fully communicated the purpose and content of condition surveys and voluntary participation Part 2 need to conduct the survey.