Choi Kyo-jin: "Establishing Dedicated Organizations for Teacher Rights Protection in Local Education Offices Is Highly Desirable"

Minister of Education Choi Kyo-jin stated, "I believe it is a very desirable direction for local offices of education to strengthen the protection of educational activities by establishing dedicated organizations for the protection of teacher rights."

Minister Choi made these remarks while attending the summer professional development training for the Korean Secondary School Principals Association today (June 24), noting, "There have been media reports that local offices of education intend to create departments related to the protection of teacher rights."

Regarding the recent Netflix series 'True Education' (Cham-gyo-yuk), he emphasized, "While the fictional Bureau of Teacher Rights Protection in the drama may provide a sense of catharsis to viewers, real-world educational issues must be resolved through respect, trust, and cooperation among school members, rather than through retribution or confrontation."

He added, "The Ministry of Education, together with local offices of education, will ensure that the institutional mechanisms and foundations we have prepared for handling school complaints and addressing infringements on educational activities are firmly established in the field."

Recently, Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education Superintendent-elect An Min-suk proposed the creation of a dedicated organization for teacher rights protection within the education office.

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