학교폭력예방법에 대한 고찰 - 법적용 실제에 있어서의 문제를 중심으로 -

The issue of school violence has continuously arisen and attracted considerable attention. The Act on the Prevention and Countermeasures against Violence in Schools (hereafter ‘Act on the Prevention of School Violence’) was enacted in 2004 for the purpose of preventing school violence and protecting students. The Act on the Prevention of School Violence sought to establish stricter countermeasures to prevent violence in schools. Even though there has been a number of subsequent amendments to the Act on the Prevention of School Violence, the Act still has several inappropriate and obscure provisions. These provisions can give rise to confusion in the implementation of measures to prevent violence in schools. This paper is aimed at revealing the problems which occur in the practical application of the Act and to suggest improvements to it. In the study, the definition of school violence, the necessary convening of the School Violence Self-government Committee, obligatory measures against school violence, the dispute procedure for retrial, recording the school violence on student's cumulative records, and the expense of care for a victim are analyzed. After the analysis of the problems the appropriate direction for revision of the Act is proposed.