This Time Incheon, Again Jeon-gyo-jo... 'Opposition to Fukushima Contaminated Water Dumping' Group Email

The Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (KTU) is once again embroiled in controversy. Recently, following the Seoul branch of KTU sending a group email to teachers encouraging opposition to Japan's Fukushima contaminated water discharge, a similar situation occurred in Incheon. Earlier, the Ministry of Education responded by deciding to request an investigation into the Seoul incident.

According to Yonhap News and others on the 23rd, the Incheon branch of KTU sent a message via the Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education's official messenger to all elementary, middle, and high school teachers in Incheon, asking them to participate in a joint declaration opposing Japan's Fukushima contaminated water ocean discharge. The message included a link to participate in the joint declaration and teaching materials related to the Fukushima contaminated water. This was done through a messenger system accessible to all education office staff.

Earlier, the Ministry of Education decided to request a police investigation into the Seoul branch of KTU for sending a group email to teachers on the public work management system K-Edufine on the 13th, deeming it a violation of the Personal Information Protection Act. At that time, education civic groups including KTU argued that the system is one that any teacher can use and claimed it was a legitimate union activity.

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