In the 2026 admissions process at Chonbuk National University, it was revealed that 18 applicants with a history of school violence prevention measures were all rejected. This serves as an example of how school violence prevention measures are effectively causing disadvantages in university admissions.

According to Chonbuk University, among the applicants for the 2026 admissions, a total of 18 individuals were identified with a history of school violence prevention measures ranging from level 4 to level 8. This included 9 applicants in the academic and practical skills category and 9 in the comprehensive student affairs category. All 18 of these applicants were ultimately rejected in the final registration results on December 24th.

Chonbuk University had started evaluating school violence prevention measures in the admissions process for the comprehensive student affairs category and regular admissions last year, and this year they expanded the scope to include the academic and practical skills category as well. The deduction criteria for the academic and practical skills category were 5 points for levels 1-3, 10 points for levels 4-5, 15 points for levels 6-7, and 50 points for levels 8-9. The comprehensive student affairs category reflects the history of school violence through qualitative evaluation instead of quantitative deductions.

An Jung-yong, the head of admissions at Chonbuk University, stated, "School violence is an act that cannot be tolerated for any reason," and emphasized, "We are rigorously reflecting this in the admissions process." He further added, "We will thoroughly verify and manage prevention measures to promote a fair and responsible admissions culture."

The trend of reflecting school violence prevention measures in admissions is strengthening nationwide. According to data submitted by the Ministry of Education to the National Assembly's Education Committee, out of 134 universities that submitted data in 2024, 71 universities considered school violence history in their admissions process, resulting in 298 out of 397 identified cases being rejected. Additionally, based on data received from 10 key national universities by the office of Kang Kyung-sook of the Justice Party, in the 2025 academic year, 6 out of 10 key national universities had 45 applicants rejected due to deductions for school violence prevention measures, with Chonbuk University accounting for 5 of them (4 in regular admissions and 1 in comprehensive student affairs).

Furthermore, as per the "Basic Guidelines for University Admissions for the 2026 Academic Year" announced by the Ministry of Education and the Association of Korean Universities, starting from the 2026 academic year, school violence prevention measures are now mandatory in all categories including student affairs, the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), essay, practical skills, and achievements.