Gyeongbuk Office of Education Holds Administrative Adjudication Committee Meetings in Gumi, Gyeongsan, and Gyeongju

Inconvenience for Distant Areas as Event Opens Only in Andong

The Gyeongbuk Office of Education will hold administrative adjudication committees that visit the petitioners' residences directly.

The administrative adjudication system is one of the means to raise objections against dispositions by institutions under the Gyeongbuk Office of Education. Unlike lawsuits, which require relatively high costs and only judge illegality, this system does not incur costs and judges both illegality and unfairness, providing a much wider scope of relief. It is a very efficient and convenient rights protection system for residents.

Gyeongbuk Office of Education.

However, until now, the administrative adjudication committees have only been held in Andong, where the Gyeongbuk Office of Education is located. In large cities such as Gumi, Pohang, and Gyeongsan, the distance has caused significant inconvenience for petitioners attending the committees.

Looking at the status of administrative adjudication petitions filed in the Gyeongbuk area in 2022, excluding residents from other cities and provinces, out of a total of 60 cases, Pohang had 6 cases, Gyeongju 8 cases, Gimcheon 7 cases, Gumi 11 cases, Andong 2 cases, and Gyeongsan 9 cases.

An official from the Gyeongbuk Office of Education said, "Out of the total 60 cases, only 2 were filed in Andong, but since the administrative adjudication committees have always been held only in Andong where the Gyeongbuk Office of Education is located, parents in Pohang, Gyeongju, Gyeongsan, and Gimcheon have experienced considerable inconvenience."

Accordingly, the Gyeongbuk Office of Education will operate administrative adjudication committees that visit the petitioners' residential areas in June, so that citizens whose rights or interests have been infringed by illegal or unfair dispositions of affiliated institutions can receive relief quickly and easily.

The visiting administrative adjudication committees will be held when the number of administrative adjudication petitions in a specific area is large or deemed necessary per session. Once the system is implemented, it is expected that petitioners and respondents will participate in administrative adjudications held in their respective areas, gaining significant time and economic benefits.

The Gyeongbuk Office of Education stated, "Most petitioners to the administrative adjudication committees are perpetrators or victims of school violence," and added, "We plan to hold administrative adjudication committees this month in places such as Pohang, Gumi, Gyeongju, and Gyeongsan, where there are many petitioners, using meeting rooms in local education offices."

Lim Jong-sik, Superintendent of Education of Gyeongbuk, said, "Although there are inconveniences such as preparing meetings and recruiting committee members due to the holding of visiting administrative adjudication committees, we planned this policy to improve accessibility to the administrative adjudication system and to enable residents to conveniently protect their rights," and added, "In the future, with the spirit of 'We must always renew ourselves through diligent work (惟務自新),' we will carefully review and improve existing systems from the residents' perspective."

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