"Protecting the Human Rights of Students with Disabilities" ... Daegu Office of Education Holds Human Rights Support Group Meeting

On the 2nd, the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education held the ‘Disability Student Human Rights Support Group Council’ at the Daegu Special Education Center, composed of experts from various fields related to the protection of the human rights of students with disabilities.

The ‘Disability Student Human Rights Support Group’ is an organization within the Daegu Special Education Center that supports school sites to protect the human rights of students with disabilities and prevent human rights violations. It consists of 24 experts from various fields, including guardians of students with disabilities, principals of special schools, team leaders of the Women and Youth Crime Investigation Unit at Daegu Police Agency, sex education experts, and counselors.

Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education

The Disability Student Human Rights Support Group performs roles such as regular on-site support, special support to prevent secondary damage when human rights violations occur, education and training related to the protection of human rights of students with disabilities, discovering and promoting best practices, and supporting Deobom students.

At this council meeting, the results of the operation of the Disability Student Human Rights Support Group for the 2022 academic year were shared, and detailed operational matters of the group were discussed, including the protection of human rights of students with disabilities, support measures for Deobom students, and cooperation plans with related organizations.

The Disability Student Human Rights Support Group visits high schools and special schools in the region at least once a month to support activities to prevent human rights violations against students with disabilities. When human rights violations occur, they operate customized programs such as counseling for students and families and sex education through organic cooperation among schools, families, and institutions to protect victims and support both victims and perpetrators.

Kang Eun-hee, Superintendent of Daegu Education, stated, “By uniting the community’s efforts and taking responsibility and making efforts to appropriately respond to the protection of the human rights of students with disabilities and human rights violations, we will continue to support our precious students so that they can establish themselves as members of society.”

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