The level of rights violations in the classroom has increased. According to a survey conducted by the Korean Federation of Teachers' Unions, 70.39% of teachers have experienced being disregarded by students. The switch to in-person classes after COVID-19 appears to have made the situation worse.

In August, a video of an English class at a middle school went viral on social media. The video showed a student lying on the teacher's desk and using their cell phone while a teacher was actually in the process of teaching the class. This situation is more than enough to demonstrate that there has been a deterioration in teacher rights and authority, as students using cell phones while lying down next to teachers is obviously an action going against the normal protocols.

Teachers said the problem with the decline in their authority is that it they are less involved in their students’ life guidance. This is because there is certain reluctance to instruct students due to the blurred lines between legitimate life guidance and child abuse. In particular, there has been a significant increase in child abuse reports from parents who are dissatisfied with the teachers' supervision during after school activities. The vast majority of these child abuse reports were closed without any charges. In response, teachers have raised their voices, calling for the punishment of false child abuse reports and the establishment of measures to prevent infringement of educational activities.

Teachers have an important role to play in the holistic growth of their students. The narrower the rights of teachers, the harder it is to supervise student growth. It's important to have proper measures in place to help guide students to become good members of the society in the future.