Governor-elect Okseok Jin to Establish "Teacher Rights Promotion Office" for School and Teacher Protection

Immediate, Close Support from Daejeon Office of Education’s Dedicated Team Upon Incident Occurrence

Okseokjin, Governor-elect of Daejeon Office of Education (Photo by Transition Committee)

Okseok Jin, Governor-elect of Daejeon Office of Education, announced on June 23 that he would establish the “Teacher Rights Promotion Office,” a dedicated organization under the direct authority of the Superintendent, to prioritize the protection of schools and teachers and to strongly pursue policies safeguarding educational activities.

In order to secure substantial authority and execution power for the Teacher Rights Promotion Office, he plans to expedite the revision of related ordinances, with the goal of fully implementing the policy as early as this September.

His top pledge is not only to protect educational activities but also to substantially enhance teacher rights, operating a system that ensures teachers are properly protected in safe schools and classrooms.

This system will begin with the operation of a Teacher Rights Protection Task Force and will prioritize the deployment of teams including an AI-based integrated civil complaints team, an administrative workload reduction team, a legal support team, and various counseling teams (covering legal, psychological, and administrative support).

The core of this policy is to place the highest priority on protecting schools and teachers in cases where teachers face severe infringements on educational activities, malicious civil complaints, or indiscriminate child abuse reports, ensuring that a dedicated team from the Office of Education provides close support from the moment an incident occurs.

Governor-elect Jin stated, “It is now time for the Office of Education to respond as the strongest support to teachers’ natural calls of ‘We will teach children well.’ Through the establishment of the Teacher Rights Promotion Office, we will build a thorough safety net for teacher protection, foster a culture of mutual trust and respect, and create a happy educational environment in Daejeon where everyone can feel secure.”

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