On July 13, the Director of the Gyeonggi Provincial Department of Education (Korea), Mr. Ahn Min Seok, approved the plan to establish the "Teacher Rights Protection Team", and declared that he would always accompany and not let teachers face difficulties alone in the future.
This new organization operates under the direct direction of Director Ahn as team leader, focusing on resolving reports of violations of teachers' rights, allegations of child abuse and malicious complaints.
The team's structure is built on two core pillars: "Teacher Rights Protection Team 119" and "Comprehensive Legal Support Team".
The Teachers' Rights Protection Team 119 will select 50 full-time officials through a public recruitment process. These personnel have the task of providing direct and personalized support services to teachers who are victims from the early stages of the case until it is completely resolved.
In particular, they will also represent teachers to receive and directly handle complaints from parents, helping to reduce the pressure of facing directly for teachers.
Meanwhile, the General Legal Support Team including specialized lawyers will closely coordinate with Team 119 to conduct on-site investigations, provide legal advice and support procedural procedures.
Candidates to join this force will include education experts, incumbent or retired teachers, and independent outside experts in the fields of law, psychological counseling, mental health, and conflict resolution.
The public recruitment is expected to last until the end of this month.
Director Ahn Min Seok emphasized that the system of specialized officials protecting teachers' rights applied nationwide for the first time will be a completely new model.
He declared that the Department of Education will take full responsibility and thoroughly handle cases from beginning to end to reduce the burden on teachers.
The top goal is to establish a solid protection system so that teachers can fully focus on teaching activities without worrying about complaints or lawsuits.
He also expressed his determination to restore teachers' trust and rights within a year, and is ready to take responsibility for any errors arising during the initial testing process.
Previously, "Teach you a lesson" starring Kim Moo Yeol, Jin Ki Joo, Lee Sung Min and Pyo Ji Hoon caused a storm when it was released in early June. The film has been in the Top 1 chart of the most popular non-English TV shows on Netflix globally for 4 consecutive weeks.
As of June 28, the film reached a total of 46.6 million views, becoming the 5th most watched Korean drama of all time on Netflix, surpassing the hit revenge drama in 2022 "The Glory" starring Song Hye Kyo.
Teach you a lesson" revolves around the activities of the Department for the Protection of Teachers' Rights - a fictional task force of "outlaw punishment" nature established by the government, aimed at restoring order in classrooms that have been ruined by rebellious students, degenerate teachers and toxic parents.
