Board of Audit and Inspection Urges Caution Over Former Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon's Improper Appointment as Chairman of School Safety Mutual Aid Association

On the 5th, the Board of Audit and Inspection revealed that former Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon improperly appointed a person who was his personal secretary as the chairman of the Seoul Metropolitan School Safety Mutual Aid Association.

On the same day, the Board of Audit and Inspection disclosed this in an audit report related to the appointment of the chairman of the Seoul Metropolitan School Safety Mutual Aid Association and urged the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education to exercise caution.

According to the report, former Superintendent Cho twice encouraged his former secretary, Mr. A, to take the position of chairman of the Mutual Aid Association. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education improperly proceeded with the appointment process by pre-designating Mr. A as the chairman of the Mutual Aid Association without following the official director recommendation procedure stipulated by regulations, and then having the president of a principals' association recommend Mr. A as a director of the Mutual Aid Association.

The Board of Audit and Inspection pointed out, "By pre-designating a specific person as chairman and having the president of the principals' association recommend him as a director of the Mutual Aid Association, the autonomous recommendation rights of mutual aid subscribers guaranteed by the School Safety Act were infringed upon," adding, "This resulted in the undermining of transparency and fairness in the appointment process of the Mutual Aid Association's executives."

In response, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education expressed the opinion that "to prevent such issues from recurring in the future, the system will be improved so that the Deputy Superintendent concurrently serves as the chairman of the Mutual Aid Association."

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