2023-09-16 08:24:38
Teachers and participants are shouting slogans at a rally calling for National Assembly legislation to restore public education held at the intersection of Yeouido Park in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul on the 16th. yunhap news
On the 16th, 30,000 teachers from all over the country dressed in black and held a rally in front of the National Assembly demanding the ‘Four Laws to Protect Teachers’ Rights’. This is the first rally held in two weeks, skipping last Saturday. The ‘National Teachers’ Movement’, comprised of individual teachers, gathered in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul and discussed the ‘4 Teacher Rights Acts’ including the Special Act to Improve the Status of Teachers and Protect Educational Activities (Teacher Status Act), the Basic Education Act, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and the Early Childhood Education Act. They demanded prompt revision of the Child Welfare Act and the Child Abuse Punishment Act. Teachers held rallies on Saturdays for seven consecutive weeks following an elementary school teacher in Seoul committed suicide last July, and held rallies on this day for the first time in two weeks following skipping Saturday last week. Organizers estimated 30,000 teachers (police estimated 20,000) dressed in black and filled the four lanes and sidewalks on Capitol Hill in front of the National Assembly. In their hands, they held signs such as ‘Exclusion of emotional abuse from being applied to teachers’ and ‘No. 1 passed by the National Assembly in September’ and chanted slogans such as “Let’s live, not die, and hold hands in solidarity.” On this day, teachers said, “On the 4th, for the first time in constitutional history, teachers showed a movement called ‘Public Education Normalization Day’, and although the majority of parents supported this, the response from the Ministry of Education and the National Assembly is sluggish,” and said, “The four teacher rights laws will be passed at the plenary session of the National Assembly scheduled for the 21st.” asked to do it. The bills were passed by the National Assembly Education Committee on the 15th. The amendment to the Status of Teachers’ Rights Act includes general criminal crimes, including obstruction of official duties and false accusations, and malicious civil complaints as violations of educational activities, and prohibits teachers from being dismissed from their positions if they are reported for child abuse crimes unless there is a justifiable reason. there is. The core of the amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the Early Childhood Education Act is that teachers’ legitimate guidance on student life is not considered child abuse. The amendment to the Basic Education Act obliges parents and other guardians to respect and cooperate with the school’s education and guidance activities. One teacher went up to the podium and said, “In addition to the prompt passage of the 4 Teacher Rights Acts, it is also essential to revise the Child Welfare Act and the Child Abuse Punishment Act,” and added, “Even if a teacher reported for child abuse is found to be innocent following a long investigation, he or she will still be considered a child abuser.” “Many teachers are leaving the teaching profession in a situation where they are registered and the list is managed,” he complained. On this day, 80 teachers from Jeju Island participated in the protest by plane. 91 buses were chartered from all over the country, including Jeollanam-do. Reporter Choi Ha-yan chy@hani.co.kr
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