High School Teacher Says in Class, "If Yoon Seok-yeol Uses Prosecution, It's No Different from Military Dictatorship"

Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Launches Investigation into Possible Violation of 'Educational Neutrality'

Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education has launched an investigation into whether a teacher, reportedly making critical remarks about President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol during class, violated educational neutrality. The photo is unrelated to specific expressions in the article. [Image source=Pixabay]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] It has been reported that a high school teacher made remarks criticizing President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol during class, prompting the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education to launch an investigation into whether the neutrality of education was violated.

According to the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education on the 23rd, a complaint was filed through the National Petition System alleging that a teacher, referred to as Teacher A, at a high school in Gwangju made politically biased remarks during class.

According to the complaint, Teacher A reportedly said during class on the 11th, while mentioning the presidential election results, "Since Yoon Seok-yeol comes from the prosecution, if he mobilizes the prosecution to crush those he dislikes, it would be no different from a military dictatorship," and "Yoon Seok-yeol is going to abolish the minimum wage, so those of you who need to attend university are in big trouble."

The complainant also submitted a recorded file in which Teacher A stated, "Yoon Seok-yeol always talks about law and principle, fairness, and if those were truly upheld, there would be no problem, but since we have seen that it does not work that way, it is worrisome," and "It is indeed unfortunate that our country is divided east and west, but if you study history a bit, you would know not to vote for him."

The Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education has begun investigating whether these remarks violated the neutrality of education. A representative from the office stated, "According to the Framework Act on Education, teachers are prohibited from guiding or inciting students to support or oppose a specific political party or faction," adding, "We are investigating whether the neutrality of education was violated, and disciplinary action will be taken based on the investigation results."

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