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❤️ NatepannBuzz· translated 1d ago

A Korean Elementary School Just Banned Birthday Parties Because Kids Were Using Them to Bully Classmates

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TL;DR — IN KOREAN VIBES

This post is going viral because it hits a nerve for Korean parents who are increasingly anxious about early-age social hierarchies in schools, especially as stories of elementary school bullying (학교폭력) have dominated Korean news cycles. The detail about a child with autism being deliberately excluded made the post particularly emotionally charged.

선생님에게 단체로 연락 왔네요. 초1 아이들 사이에서 생파 초대로 왕따 조장하기가 이뤄진다고 반전체 초대할거 아니면 하지 말아달라고요.

엄마들 말로는 생일자가 넌 되고 넌 안돼 - 이런 짓을 했는데, 다 되고 자폐아 아이랑 딱 한명만 안된다고 했대요.

많이 초대해도 문제인게 여자애들이 10명 정도인데 그 중에서 6-7 명만 초대한 아이도 있고 9명만 초대한 애도 있어서 진짜 심하게 상처 받은 애들 있을 것 같더라구요. 학기 초에 봤던 키작고 귀여운 애가 얼굴이 아예 변했는데 아마 왕따 타겟인가봐요. 멀쩡한 앤데 좀 소심하고 학기초 무리 형성할때 남자애들이랑 놀아서 무리에 못꼈대요.

저는 손이 커서 필 받아서 반 전체 초대 했었는데 백만원 들었어요. 그때 학부모들이 잘 했다, 자기가 봐도 자기 애가 너무 다른 아이 비참하게 했던것 같다, 할거면 다 초대하자 - 이런 말 나왔는데 그럼 돈 없는 부모는 생파도 못해주고….

저도 그냥 없앤게 맞는 것 같아요.

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friend-group formation
The process of forming tight social cliques at the start of a school year in Korea. Missing this early window can leave a child socially isolated for the entire year, as Korean classroom social structures tend to solidify quickly.
왕따 타겟
bullying target
'Wangtta' (왕따) is the Korean term for social ostracism or being completely excluded from a peer group. It goes beyond typical bullying and refers specifically to being systematically isolated by an entire group, which is considered a serious social problem in Korean schools.
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