In its audit of the Seoul education office, the board confirmed that student records were effectively 'copy-pasted' or that bullying-related records were deleted against the rules, Kyunghyang reported.

Student records are public documents used for admissions and evaluation, where accuracy and integrity are essential; lax management can undermine fairness and trust among students.

Unauthorized deletion of bullying records is especially serious as it bears directly on protecting victimized students; observers say responsibility for record-keeping must be made clear.

Education authorities plan to strengthen record procedures and inspection systems to prevent recurrence, with systemic fixes and staff training needed together.

We see educational fairness as important for Chinese parents and students too, watching institutional reform so that trust in records leads to fairness of opportunity.