Park Jong-hoon, Gyeongnam Superintendent of Education, "I Will Do My Best to Protect Teachers"

Park Jong-hoon, Superintendent of Education of Gyeongnam, attended the memorial cultural event marking the 49th day memorial service for a teacher at Seoi Elementary School on the 4th.

At the memorial held in front of the Provincial Office of Education, Superintendent Park sat among the attendees and listened to the thoughts and voices of current and former public school teachers, students from teacher training colleges and education departments, union representatives, and education officials regarding public education.

Gyeongnam Superintendent of Education Park Jong-hoon attended the memorial cultural festival marking the 49th day memorial for teachers at Seoi Elementary School.
[Photo by Lee Se-ryeong]

Later, he took the stage and said, “I am well aware of how united the teachers are in this matter, and they are reflecting more deeply than those outside the education sector. As the Superintendent of Education, I will reflect on any shortcomings and take responsibility if necessary.”

He added, “We will not stop at jointly urging the National Assembly with other superintendents that the Child Abuse Prevention Act needs to be amended, and discussing with the central government measures to protect teachers from malicious complaints. I will do my best in the role of superintendent to ensure that teachers are not driven to extremes again and that they do not have to come to such gatherings again.”

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