It was learned on the 25th that the Ministry of Education is considering creating a dedicated unit to protect teachers' authority. After the recent Netflix drama "True Education" became a hit by featuring a fictional "Bureau for Protecting Teachers' Authority," calls grew in the education community for a dedicated organization to protect teachers' authority. In response, the Ministry of Education has begun an internal review.
After a media outlet reported that the Ministry of Education is considering creating a dedicated team to protect education, the Ministry of Education told the press corps in a statement, "We are reviewing ways to strengthen organizational functions to support the on-site adoption of a school civil complaint response system, effectively push forward policies to protect educational activities, and support healthy communication between schools and parents."
Within the Ministry of Education, the department in charge of protecting teachers' authority is the Teachers' Policy Division under the Director for Supporting Teacher Education and Autonomy, and it reportedly has three staff members. It was also reported that these three staff members do not exclusively handle protecting teachers' authority, but manage a variety of tasks including teacher staffing and personnel, and awards.
As interest in the need to protect teachers' authority has grown following the success of the Netflix drama True Education, some city and provincial education offices have begun creating units in charge of protecting teachers' authority. Ahn Min-seok, the governor-elect of Gyeonggi education, said in his opening remarks at a forum titled "Gyeonggi Bureau for Protecting Educational Activities: why and how should we create it," held at the National Assembly Members' Office Building that day, "We will establish a Bureau for Protecting Educational Activities under the superintendent to centrally oversee legal support, student guidance, civil complaint response, and emergency support functions in one place."
Meanwhile, the drama "True Education," released on Netflix on the 5th, is drawing attention, topping recent global viewership rankings. The drama tells the story of a government-established organization, the "Bureau for Protecting Teachers' Authority," which educates students who disrupt the educational field by any means necessary to protect teachers' authority.