'Yoon Seok-yeol X-File' in High School Exams?…Opposition Party Says "Officials Must Be Disciplined"

Photo by Kim Byung-wook, captured from the Facebook page of a member of the People Power Party

[Asia Economy Reporter Geum Bo-ryeong] The People Power Party has raised their voices demanding disciplinary action against those involved after a high school in Gunsan, Jeonbuk, included questions related to 'Lee Jun-seok military service corruption' and 'Yoon Seok-yeol X-file' as examples in the final exam.

On the 4th, Hwang Bo-seung-hee, senior spokesperson for the People Power Party, stated in a commentary, "Do not turn the sacred place of education into a ground for injecting misguided ideology."

Spokesperson Hwang emphasized, "Not only the teacher who set exam questions on matters whose facts have not even been properly verified, but also the school and education authorities who allowed students to be evaluated with such questions bear significant responsibility," adding, "The Ministry of Education and the school in question must not only discipline the related teachers but also prepare preventive measures to ensure such incidents never happen again and present them to the public."

He continued, "Two years ago, some teachers from the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (KTU) forced left-leaning ideologies on students during the Inheon High School incident, and there was also a high school teacher who disparaged the commander of the Cheonan ship by saying, 'What kind of honor is the Cheonan incident?'. Since this administration took office, the atrocities of politically biased teachers under the name of 'education' have continued endlessly," pointing out, "We cannot help but express serious concern over the educational field, which should be more neutral and strict than anywhere else, being tainted by educators' biased ideologies."

Spokesperson Hwang also said, "Article 31, Paragraph 4 of our Constitution guarantees the political neutrality of education. Therefore, educators responsible for future generations have the responsibility and duty to teach children with a balanced perspective and strict standards," but he criticized, "What is the reality? Due to this administration's distorted education policies and left-leaning educators led by leftist superintendents, trust in public education has already collapsed."

Kim Byung-wook, a member of the National Assembly's Education Committee from the People Power Party, also stated on Facebook the previous day, "The Ministry of Education must immediately verify the facts and severely punish those involved," and argued, "Teachers who create such problematic issues should not be allowed to teach, and schools and education authorities that neglected to prevent students from being evaluated with such questions must also be held accountable."

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