Teacher faces disciplinary action for acknowledging son's access to adult site... Parents say "How audacious"

Elementary School Son Accessed Adult Site at Home
"Confessed to Homeroom Teacher, Committee Held... Resentful"
Netizens Debate "Some Profanity" vs "Homeroom Teacher's Fault"

A parent's story of feeling wronged after their son was disciplined at school for visiting an adult website has become a topic of discussion. The parent said, "My son innocently confessed to visiting an adult site, and then they said they would hold a committee meeting. It feels like they are trying to harass the teachers as well."

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On the 15th, a post titled "Does anyone know a legal way to harass a very obnoxious school teacher?" was uploaded to an online community. The author, A, who introduced themselves as an elementary school parent, stated, "My child confessed to visiting an adult site, and they said they would hold a committee meeting because of it," adding, "He confessed innocently, but it seems like they are holding the meeting with the mindset of 'Gotcha!'"

A said, "Even though I, as the child's mother, earnestly asked them to just warn and let it go, they insisted on following the rules. So, I am planning to give the homeroom teacher a hard time," showing difficulty in calming down their anger. A also posted the attendance request letter sent by the school and added a post containing profanity. The request letter states that the school official wrote, "We intend to hold a Student Life Education Committee meeting, so the guardian of the student in question is requested to attend and present their opinion," and "If no opinion letter is submitted, it will be considered that the opportunity to state opinions has been waived, and the matter will be reviewed based on the student incident investigation report prepared by the school."

Netizens Debate: "The School Must Have Seen It Too" vs. "Teacher at Fault"

The incident sparked sharp opinions among netizens. Some commented, "The parent's words reveal their past behavior," "How can someone disparage a teacher like that," "Although the incident location is listed as home, it seems the student frequently accessed obscene sites at school, and the homeroom teacher raised the issue," and "It doesn't make sense to hold a committee meeting over a minor issue. There must have been problems with school life."

On the other hand, some netizens said, "If the incident happened at 'home,' why is the school disciplining the student?" "The teacher is strange," "When schools conduct such investigations, anonymity and no punishment should be guaranteed," "Why discipline a child who confessed to watching pornography at home? If that's the case, why even ask?" and "If the child lies and confesses, that's the end of it. Without evidence, just deny it."

Meanwhile, elementary schools establish 'School Life Human Rights Regulations' under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and hold committees to guide students' problematic behavior. According to the revised student life regulations for the 2023 academic year, students must comply with school rules and respect the guidance of the school principal and teachers, and guardians must respect the professional judgment and guidance of the school principal and teachers. It is also specified that the principal and teachers need to be proactive in preventing student delinquency and crime, and the committee must be approved by the principal and vice principal to be held.

The committee consists of up to six related teachers, and sometimes a counseling teacher or health teacher attends. The purpose of the meeting is more about proper discipline than punishment, and even if disciplined, students are encouraged to reflect on their mistakes through measures such as ▲school community service ▲social service ▲special education completion ▲light suspension from attendance without heavy burden.

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