'Joo Ho-min Incident' Enters National Assembly... Jo Kyung-tae: "We Must Relieve the Grievances of Special Education Teachers"

Webtoon artist Ju Ho-min has sparked controversy after it was revealed that he filed a child abuse lawsuit against the special education teacher in charge of his child with autism spectrum disorder. On the 28th, Jo Kyung-tae, a member of the People Power Party, urged the government at the National Assembly to "clear the unjust accusations against the accused special education teacher" and called for follow-up measures.

On the same day, Representative Jo pointed out to Lee Ju-ho, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, at the National Assembly's Education Committee, asking, "Has the Ministry of Education played a role in protecting and defending this teacher?"

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Earlier, Ju had revealed through his YouTube community that he filed a child abuse complaint against the special education teacher responsible for his child. However, amid recent controversies over malicious child abuse reports leading to infringements on teachers' rights, there is growing criticism questioning whether Ju's child abuse lawsuit was justified.

Representative Jo stated, "Recently, the child of the webtoon artist involved in the controversy has autism, and the special care teacher was reasonably preventing the child from acting out recklessly, but was reported for child abuse and has been suspended from duty," adding, "We need to quickly devise countermeasures."

He added, "This teacher is well-known at the school as a dedicated educator," and said, "Even though the teacher is providing proper education, we need to improve the situation where interpretations can be twisted arbitrarily." In response, Minister Lee agreed, saying, "I agree. We plan to propose policy alternatives," and promised to take action.

Representative Jo emphasized, "Imagine the psychological pressure this teacher must be feeling," noting, "In the past five years, there were 2,833 cases of interference with educational activities just last year, and what is even more shocking is the increasing rate of injury and assault by students. We cannot stand by as teachers' authority collapses to this extent. The National Assembly must also reflect on this."

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