초록

This study aimed to scrutinize transformation of school violence in the wake of COVID-19 by investigating posts on Naver Knowledge-iN. We expected that the pattern of school violence to be significantly changed after COVID-19 as students were detached from schools and the use of digital devices was increased. Our focus was split between two demographic groups (before and after COVID-19). We collected data from Knowledge-iN by tracking posts with hashtags #청소년학교폭력 (teenage school violence) and #학폭 (school violence). We analyzed crawled data by visualizing word frequency ranking, relation matrix, and network graphs. Visualizations revealed that students were more likely to be exposed to domestic violence and that the role of the school had changed as students spent more time at home than in school. Furthermore, school violence and sexual crimes changed their forms due to increase of digital device usage. Overall, this research provides valuable insights into the changing landscape of school and domestic violence in the context of COVID-19, calling for educational institutions to take proactive measures in developing a support system for students vulnerable to violence both within the school’s boundaries and beyond.