Samyuk Academy Urges Addition of 'Jongnip Sahak' Exception Clause in Revised Private School Act Enforcement Decree

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The school corporation Samyuk Hakwon (Chairman Kang Soon-ki) argued on the 14th that an exception clause should be newly established for religious private schools founded to realize religious founding ideals in the revised Enforcement Decree of the Private School Act.

The amendment to the Private School Act, passed by the National Assembly plenary session last August, mandates that the first written exam for new private school teacher recruitment be entrusted to the city/provincial education offices. In line with the passage of the amendment, the Ministry of Education announced a partial amendment to the Enforcement Decree last month, including in Article 21 (New Teacher Recruitment) a clause for ‘cases where teachers responsible for special subjects according to founding ideals are selected.’

Regarding this, Samyuk Hakwon stated, "The scope should be expanded to cases where the superintendent approves the recruitment of teachers by school corporations established by religious corporations according to founding ideals." Samyuk Hakwon added, "According to the revised Private School Act, religious private schools established for special purposes will be structurally restricted in realizing their founding ideals, and significant difficulties will arise in teacher recruitment. Therefore, an exception clause should be newly established for cases where teachers are recruited by school corporations to realize religious founding ideals."

Operating 27 elementary, middle, high schools, and universities nationwide, Samyuk Hakwon stipulates in Article 1 of its articles of incorporation that "this corporation aims to provide early childhood, elementary, secondary, and higher education based on the educational ideals of the Republic of Korea and the Seventh-day Adventist Church." Samyuk Hakwon stated, "If teachers who violate the unique faith spirit of the founding corporation or who lack understanding of the doctrine and thus cannot realize the founding ideals are recruited due to the enforcement of the amendment, serious confusion will inevitably occur in the frontline educational field," adding, "This will not only cause difficulties in school management but also inevitably harm students and parents."

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