A teacher in their 40s was found dead in a storage room at a middle school located in Jeju, prompting a police investigation. According to the Jeju Eastern Police Station, the teacher, referred to as Mr. A, was discovered at 12:46 a.m. in the storage area behind the main school building. The previous day, a missing person report had been filed for Mr. A, and the police found the deceased teacher while searching around the school. A suicide note was discovered in the staff room, and the police are investigating the exact circumstances of the death. The Jeju Provincial Office of Education is also conducting its own investigation by visiting the school.
If you are struggling with depression or have concerns about someone you know, you can receive 24-hour expert counseling by calling the suicide prevention hotline at ☎109 or through the suicide prevention SNS counseling service ‘Madlen’.