Seoul Education Superintendent Advocates Upholding Student Human Rights Ordinance
Changwon Yoon, Reporter
In response to discussions surrounding the potential repeal of the Seoul Student Human Rights Ordinance at the Seoul City Council, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon emphasized the importance of preserving this ordinance.
Superintendent Cho made an impassioned appeal, stating that safeguarding and promoting students’ human rights is crucial for fostering an innovative and inclusive education system in the future.
He expressed concern over the possibility of reverting to a time before the implementation of the Student Human Rights Ordinance and categorized the repeal as a significant setback, considering its establishment in schools for over a decade.
Addressing arguments against the ordinance, particularly the notion that it promotes homosexuality and undermines teaching authority, Superintendent Cho dismissed these claims as unfounded misunderstandings and prejudices. He asserted that the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education recognizes the gravity of the declining teaching authority.
Superintendent Cho acknowledged that the reasons for this decline are intricate and emphasized the necessity of simultaneously guaranteeing students’ human rights and establishing the educational rights of new teachers to address the issue effectively.
Furthermore, Superintendent Cho emphasized that respecting students as individuals is vital for their development into responsible citizens who both honor the human rights of others and protect their own.
There is a strong likelihood that an ordinance aiming to repeal the Seoul Student Human Rights Ordinance will be presented to the Education Committee of the Seoul Metropolitan Council during its upcoming meeting on the 12th.
Reporter Changwon Yoon
Regarding the discussion on the repeal of the Seoul Student Human Rights Ordinance at the Seoul City Council on the 11th, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon said, “The Student Human Rights Ordinance must be upheld.”
Superintendent Cho issued an appeal on this day and said, “It is essential to guarantee and promote the human rights of students for an innovative education of coexistence in the future.”
He pointed out, “Seoul Education should not go back to the time before the implementation of the Student Human Rights Ordinance,” and “The repeal of the Student Human Rights Ordinance, which has already been established in schools for over 10 years, is a clear regression. ”
He also said, “Some argue that the student human rights ordinance should be repealed by citing the promotion of homosexuality and providing reasons for the decline in teaching authority, but these are completely unjust misunderstandings and prejudices,” adding, “Seoul Metropolitan Office. Education is fully aware of the seriousness of the decline in teaching authority.” “There is,” he said.
However, he said, “The reasons for the decline in teaching rights are very complex,” and “They can only be resolved if efforts to guarantee the human rights of students and efforts to establish the educational rights of new teachers are made side by side.”
Superintendent Cho also said, “Only when students are respected as individuals can they grow into citizens who respect the human rights of others and protect their own human rights.”
It is reported that there is a high possibility that an ordinance to repeal the Seoul Student Human Rights Ordinance will be submitted to the Education Committee of the Seoul Metropolitan Council to be held on the 12th.
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