Parenting in a Closed Environment such as Homeschooling,
ⓒ News1 DB,
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, ‘(Chuncheon=News1) By Lee Jong-jae – A woman in her 50s who provided a closed growth environment by imposing restrictions such as ‘going out once every two months,’ ‘limiting TV watching to 2 hours per week,’ and homeschooling, and physically abused her child for a long period starting from around the age of 5 has been handed over to trial in a state of detention.’,
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, ‘According to the prosecution, the woman, identified as A (52), who homeschooled her child from the 2nd grade of elementary school and continued to not send the child to school even after entering middle school through a qualification exam.’,
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, ‘The Chuncheon District Prosecutor’s Office Criminal 2nd Division (Chief Prosecutor Hong Seung-hyun) revealed on the 19th that they requested a trial that includes deprivation of parental rights and overcoming parental consent for A, who was charged with violating the Child Welfare Act (child abuse).’,
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, ‘According to the prosecution, A repeatedly hit the cheek of her child, B, on the evening of April 12th for violating the ‘2-hour TV watching limit per week,’ and the next morning, woke up B who was sleeping and hit him or her on the cheek about 10 times hard, and hit the child’s head with a book, among other allegations of physical abuse.’,
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, ‘During the investigation, the prosecution confirmed evidence of long-term abuse towards B and conducted additional investigations such as clinical psychological assessments for B. It was revealed that A had been raising B in a closed environment, restricting outings for B. The abuse towards B began around the age of 5 for reasons such as ‘not cleaning up the room,’ and it was also confirmed that A continued to exert psychological domination by saying ‘Do not trust anyone, only trust mommy.”,
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, ‘Taking over the child abuse case, the prosecution also merged and indicted A on charges of false accusation (no crime) for submitting a false complaint claiming that the victim self-harmed after a traffic accident caused by A in July last year.’,
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, ‘Furthermore, the prosecution held a case management meeting with relevant agencies such as Gangwon Provincial Office of Education, Chuncheon City Office of Education, Chuncheon City Hall, and Chuncheon Police Station on the 5th to discuss substantive psychological treatment and protection support for B. It was reported that the victim, B, strongly expressed a desire to be separated from the defendant.’,
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, ‘The prosecution judged that there are significant reasons why the defendant cannot exercise parental rights over the abused child and therefore, preemptively requested ‘limitation of parental rights’ to ensure full protection of the victim child in case the request for ‘deprivation of parental rights,’ which means complete loss of parental rights, is rejected.’,
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, ‘The prosecution also requested a trial to overcome parental consent for the victim child to enter a facility called the ‘Hospital-type Wee Center,’ which provides simultaneous treatment for psychological problems caused by child abuse and educational environment in order to facilitate the child’s return to school.’,
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, ‘An official from the Chuncheon District Prosecutor’s Office stated, “The prosecution will continue to respond strictly to child abuse crimes and make efforts to support victims from various angles to more faithfully protect children’s growth environment in society.”‘,