(proportion of agreement on each statement) were as follows: teachers’ having
wrong ideas and attitude about sex (88.5%), inadequate preventive measures for
sexual harassment (76.5%), lukewarm responses to teachers’ sexual harassment
cases (84.7%), hierarchical relationship between teachers and students (70.4%),
lack of awareness of respect for students or students’ human rights (78.1%),
patriarchal sex culture in society (72.2%) and wrong attitude of students (31.8%).
68. For the policy measure (primary) to prevent teachers’ sexual harassment of
students, 62.7% of the total respondents chose a stronger punishment of the
offender, which was followed by the reinforcement of training for teachers and
school staff on prevention of sexual harassment (8.5%), fortification of protection
measures for victims (5.7%) and more attention to children from parents (5.4%).
Therefore, in order to prevent teachers’ sexual harassment of students, the
followings are required: First, for a more clear and grave punishment of teachers
who committed sexual harassment, the fairness and effectiveness of the system
of appeal for educators need to be strengthened and countermeasures against
the restoration of offenders’ position as teachers should be developed. Second,
to strengthen preventive measures for teachers, it is required to make the
preventive training for teachers at schools more substantial, develop manuals,
reinforce the training on prevention of sexual harassment in all stages of
education, appointment and educator training as well as fortify the training for
managers such as principal and deputy principal. Third, to reinforce the
operation of the system to support victims, it is needed to facilitate reporting
and counseling systems that guarantee confidentiality and strengthen the
training for students on prevention of sexual violence.
[16] Responses to Damage from Stalking (List of Issues 10)
69. Rearrangement on relevant laws and systems is required to protect and support
victims of stalking and prevent the damage as the seriousness of damage from
stalking has become known recently. According to the Fact-finding Survey on
Sexual Violence released by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family 2016, the
cases of victims suffering from stalking for three times or more were 44.8% while