DAEGU, South Korea, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Two South Korean middle school students were arrested Saturday for bullying a classmate who committed suicide, police said.
On Dec. 20, the 14-year-old jumped off an apartment building in Daegu after being severely bullied by his classmates, Yonhap News Agency reported.
When issuing the arrest warrant, Daegu District Court Judge Kim Hyung-tae cited the seriousness of bullying and the possibility the students may flee.
After the suicide, Seoul's Education Ministry promised to protect students from school violence by launching regular probes and sending counselors to schools across the country.
School violence in South Korea is high, Yonhap News Agency reported, with 735 students in primary and secondary schools committing suicide between 2006 and 2010 because of bullying.
