An Minseok, Gyeonggi Superintendent of Education, Calls for Legal Revisions to Guarantee Educational Activities in Front of National Assembly

Gyeonggi Provincial Superintendent of Education An Minseok attended the nationwide teachers' rally calling for revisions to the Act on Guaranteeing Educational Activities, held in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 9th, and called for legal amendments to protect teachers' legitimate educational activities and guarantee their fundamental political rights.

Superintendent An called for revisions to the Child Welfare Act and guarantees of teachers' fundamental political rights, stressing the need to improve the system so teachers can focus on their educational activities without worry while exercising their basic rights as citizens.

He also met with teachers at the rally, listened to their concerns about challenges in the field, including indiscriminate child abuse reports and malicious complaints, and exchanged views with them.

Gyeonggi Province Superintendent of Education An Minseok holds a sign calling for the “immediate revision of the Child Welfare Act” at a nationwide teachers’ rally held in front of the National Assembly on the afternoon of the 9th to call for amendments to the Education Activities Guarantee Act. Provided by the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education.

At the event, Superintendent An said, "I have taken the lead in protecting teachers by establishing a teachers' rights protection team directly under the superintendent and serving as its head," adding, "However, the current system alone has limits in protecting teachers' legitimate educational activities."

He continued, "Teachers, too, should have their basic rights respected as citizens," and said, "I earnestly urge the National Assembly to pass the relevant bills to amend the law as soon as possible so that teachers can focus on their educational activities and have their rights as citizens guaranteed."

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education is strengthening its support for protecting teachers' educational activities, including by becoming the first in the country to operate dedicated teachers' rights protection officers. On November 25, it plans to hold a legislative forum on amendments to laws protecting educational activities at the National Assembly Library, where participants will discuss specific proposals for legal revisions based on input from the field.

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