An Minseok Establishes Nation's First "Teacher's Rights Protection Officer"... "Taking Full Responsibility for Teacher Rights Violations"

Superintendent An Minseok Launches Superintendent-Direct Teacher's Rights Protection Team
One-Stop Response to Teacher Rights Violations... First Officer System in the Nation
"Ending the Era of Teachers Facing Rights Violations Alone"
Superintendent to Lead Team, Directs Key Policies and Major Cases

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education (Superintendent An Minseok) is completely overhauling its teacher's rights protection system by introducing the nation's first "Teacher's Rights Protection Officer" system and establishing a Teacher's Rights Protection Team directly under the superintendent. The plan is to build a one-stop response system in which the education office takes full responsibility for the entire process, from the occurrence of teacher rights violations, to legal support, psychological care, and post-incident recovery.

Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education (Superintendent Minseok Ahn) is overhauling the teacher rights protection system by becoming the first nationwide to introduce the 'Teacher Rights Protection Officer' system and establishing a teacher rights protection team directly under the superintendent. Superintendent Minseok Ahn. Provided by Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education

On July 13, the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education announced that it will establish a Teacher's Rights Protection Team under the direct control of the superintendent and introduce the nation's first "Teacher's Rights Protection Officer" system, in order to protect teachers' educational activities from teacher rights violations and malicious complaints.

The Teacher's Rights Protection Team will be led personally by Superintendent An Minseok and will serve as the organization in charge of overseeing major teacher rights violation cases and policies to protect educational activities. This measure is intended to address criticism that, until now, the work of responding to teacher rights violations had been dispersed among multiple departments, forcing victimized teachers to handle complicated procedures on their own.

The education office plans to consolidate work related to teacher rights protection—including investigations, legal support, counseling, and psychological care—under the Teacher's Rights Protection Team, establishing a response system in which the office is responsible for every stage, from the occurrence of an incident to its resolution and recovery.

The core of the new system is the "Teacher's Rights Protection Officer," being introduced for the first time in the nation. When a teacher rights violation occurs, the officer will be assigned one-on-one to the victimized teacher, handling the entire process from initial counseling and on-site response, to fact-finding, legal consultation, psychological care, and post-incident management.

In the event of a major teacher rights violation, a support team consisting of lawyers, education supervisors, and counseling experts will be immediately dispatched to the school site, ensuring that teachers are not left to respond alone. Cases reported via the "Teacher's Rights Protection 119 Call Center" or through teachers' organizations will also be assessed for urgency and severity and addressed swiftly.

Unlike the previous system, which offered support by field, the new system grants the officer comprehensive authority to coordinate legal, administrative, counseling, and care support, thereby creating an on-site, one-stop support system.

The Teacher's Rights Protection Officer positions will be publicly recruited. Current and former teachers, as well as professionals in law, counseling, mental health, conflict mediation, and any Gyeonggi Province residents interested in teacher rights protection, are eligible to apply. The education office also plans to offer appropriate compensation and incentives commensurate with the professionalism and responsibility required for the role.

Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education (Superintendent An Minseok) is introducing the 'Teacher Rights Protection Officer' system for the first time nationwide and completely reorganizing the teacher rights protection system, including establishing a Teacher Rights Protection Unit directly under the superintendent. Provided by Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education

Superintendent An Minseok stated, "The Teacher's Rights Protection Officer system, being introduced for the first time in the nation, is a new model of teacher rights protection in which the education office takes responsibility for cases from beginning to end, so that teachers do not have to handle teacher rights violations or malicious complaints alone."

He continued, "We will put an end to the era when teachers had to bear the burden of rights violations alone," emphasizing, "The superintendent will personally lead the Teacher's Rights Protection Team, and the Teacher's Rights Protection Officer will stand by teachers at the front line."

Superintendent An added, "We will ensure that the Teacher's Rights Protection Officer system, starting here in Gyeonggi Province, becomes a new standard that transforms teacher rights protection throughout the country. The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education will serve as a strong shield so that teachers can focus on education and students can learn in a stable environment."

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