Gyeongnam Office of Education Focuses on Safe Schools Free from School Violence

Discussion on Support for School Violence Prevention and Protection of Teachers' Rights

Park Jong-hoon, Superintendent of Education of Gyeongnam Province, held the May Education Policy Managers' Meeting at the main office auditorium on the 24th to review school-centered measures for preventing school violence.

According to the provincial Office of Education, the meeting was attended by department heads of the provincial Office of Education and directors of education support offices, where they checked ▲support measures for schools based on the actual conditions and status of school violence ▲and discussed the roles of educational institutions in preventing school violence.

Park Jong-hoon, Superintendent of Gyeongnam Education, is leading the May Education Policy Managers' Meeting. [Photo by Gyeongnam Office of Education]

The School Innovation Division provided detailed guidance on school site-tailored protection and support for educational activities, including ▲protective measures necessary for healing victimized teachers and restoring teachers' authority ▲rapid support for victimized teachers and schools ▲and establishment of a teacher support safety net.

They requested active promotion of information related to protection and support for educational activities so that schools can respond proactively at an early stage when educational activity infringements occur.

The Elementary Education Division explained preparations for the implementation of the revised curriculum, including ▲development and distribution of materials for analysis and understanding of the 2022 revised curriculum ▲and development of standards and content for new elementary subjects (activities).

They also requested active participation in opinion surveys for developing the elementary curriculum and in curriculum training sessions.

The General Affairs Division reported the 2022 comprehensive evaluation results of civil service by institution, presented the main causes of decline in civil service satisfaction by institution, and discussed ways to improve satisfaction.

To focus on educational activities at schools, they announced a total of 44 cases including 10 safety cases such as prevention of school safety accidents to be mindful of, 21 learning cases, 1 welfare case, 4 cases expanding the educational ecosystem, 1 happy workplace case, and 7 other cases.

The May Education Policy Managers' Meeting is being held at the Gyeongnam Office of Education.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Office of Education]

In the discussion on current issues, opinions were exchanged regarding implications and policy directions for strengthening school violence prevention, focusing on the results of the school violence survey.

Following this, wisdom was shared on efficient operation methods for the School Violence Relationship Recovery Support Group, the ‘Bombom’ social service project, and class-centered harmony programs.

The provincial Office of Education and education support offices also put their heads together to devise student-centered school site support measures to prevent school violence.

Superintendent Park said, “Although we have made great efforts so far to ensure that all students can grow and live in a safe and healthy educational environment, we cannot deny that school violence remains one of the serious problems we face,” adding, “I ask the main office and all education support offices to cooperate closely solely for the students of Gyeongnam and make further efforts so that students can live in a safe educational environment.”

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