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Gov’t Unveils Measures to Strengthen Teachers’ Rights Protection

SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The education ministry unveiled a plan Wednesday to introduce a new collective school grievance response system, seeking to protect teachers from abusive complaints by parents. The government will also enhance schools’ authority to address violations of teachers’ rights and educational activities by students and parents. The ministry announced these [...]

Disruptive Students to be Removed from Classrooms

SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Students at the elementary to high school levels will be removed from their classrooms or have their mobile phones confiscated if they are disruptive during class, the education ministry said Thursday. The new class policy will go into effect in the upcoming second semester under a new set of [...]