Gwangju KTU Urges Education Minister to Take the Lead in Protecting Educational Activities
"Call to Protect Teachers and Reduce Class Sizes"
"Malicious Complaints Are Crimes That Endanger Teachers’ Lives"
"Ministry Vacancy Should Be Filled With Communication and Reform Vision"
The Gwangju branch of the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union has called on newly appointed Minister of Education Choi Gyojin to take the lead in preventing malicious complaints that endanger teachers' lives and in reducing the number of students per class.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Choi Gyojin is delivering his inaugural speech at the Ministry of Education in the Government Complex Sejong on the 12th. Photo by Yonhap News
View original imageOn the 12th, the Gwangju branch stated, "We acknowledge Minister Choi's efforts to promote the public nature of education during his tenure as Superintendent of Education in Sejong City," but added, "He must have fully sensed what qualifications the public expects from the Minister of Education." The union further emphasized, "The month-long vacancy in the Ministry of Education should now be filled with communication with educational stakeholders and a vision for educational reform."
The union specifically urged the establishment of institutional safeguards to protect teachers from malicious complaints. "Malicious complaints that drive teachers to death are simply another name for crimes that obstruct teachers' public duties," they said, stressing, "Strict systems are needed to protect educational activities."
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The union also highlighted the issue of class size, noting, "Seventy percent of elementary, middle, and high schools nationwide have more than 20 students per class. What needs to be reduced is not the number of teachers but the number of students per class." They added, "We are always ready to communicate with the Minister in order to set and achieve both short- and long-term goals for our education system, but we will not lose our critical perspective."
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