Can I file a school violence criminal complaint even if the school violence committee is held?

You asked about school violence criminal complaints. To put it briefly, you can file a school violence criminal complaint even if the School Violence Countermeasures Deliberation Committee (school violence committee) is held.

The school violence committee is managed by the Office of Education Support, and criminal complaints are processed by police and prosecutors.

Since the deliberation processes of the cases proceed independently, you can think of them as separate cases.

However, an important point when preparing a school violence criminal complaint is that the School Violence Countermeasures Deliberation Committee and the police/prosecutors view cases from different perspectives.

The School Violence Countermeasures Deliberation Committee considers protection of victim students, guidance of perpetrator students, and adjustment between victim and perpetrator students as priorities when deliberating cases.

On the other hand, since the police and prosecutors examine cases focusing on criminal acts that may lead to actual criminal punishment, there are differences.

Therefore, if you are preparing a criminal complaint, you should thoroughly collect evidence of the harm suffered and respond thoroughly through preparations needed for criminal complaints or civil lawsuits.

If you are preparing a school violence criminal complaint, we recommend receiving advice from a school violence attorney through detailed consultation.