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Gyeonggi teacher rights protection initiative

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The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education has launched a large-scale, specialized organization to protect teachers from rights violations, malicious complaints, and false child-abuse reports. On August 22, Superintendent Ahn Min-seok inaugurated a team of 300 specialists—including lawyers, doctors, psychiatrists, counseling experts, and former police officers—marking the first initiative of its kind in South Korea. This team provides a “one-stop support” system designed to absorb the legal and administrative burdens that educators previously managed individually. To manage these cases, the office introduced a five-step field response manual covering initial report reception, urgency assessment, emergency field support, case analysis, and follow-up support. Specialists such as psychiatrist Ji Gu-deok and former police officer Bae Geun-seok emphasized that the system addresses the psychological isolation and legal pressures faced by teachers. While teacher organizations have welcomed the move to address structural issues, some parent groups have expressed concerns regarding the potential narrowing of legitimate communication channels. Participating educators have responded to these concerns by stating the goal is not to foster conflict, but to create a “one team” environment where protecting teacher rights ultimately supports the right to education for students. In September 2026, the initiative gained further legislative and local support. The Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly passed an ordinance to formally support the operation of the Teacher Rights Protection Officers. Locally, the Pocheon Office of Education has begun training school administrators to transition the burden of conflict management from individual teachers to organized school response teams. This local implementation includes the use of a ‘Teacher Rights Protection 119 Call Center’ to coordinate rapid intervention with provincial units.

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