Teacher suicide exposes parent bullying in S Korea

On 5 June, Lee Min-so* described in her diary the fear that overtook her body as she entered her classroom to teach: "My chest feels too tight. I feel like I'm going to fall somewhere. I don't even know where I am." On 3 July the primary school teacher wrote that she had become so overwhelmed by the craziness of work she "wanted to let go". Two weeks later, the 23-year-old was found dead in her classroom store cupboard by her colleagues. She had taken her own life. This tragedy has unleashed a wave of anger from primary school teachers across South Korea. Tens of thousands of them went on strike on Monday to demand better protection at work.

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bully 霸凌；欺负

diary 日记

overtake 超过（车）；压倒；这里指的是一种情绪或感觉突然而强烈地出现并占据了某人的心灵或身体

chest 胸

the primary school teacher 小学教师

overwhelm 受打击；压倒（over 上面，whelm 推翻，淹没，翻过来，压倒）

craziness 疯狂

cupboard 碗柜

colleague 同事

tragedy 悲剧（trag- 山羊，山羊和悲剧的关系）

unleash 解开皮带；发动

go on strike 举行罢工