Acting President and Vice Prime Minister Lee Joo-ho, who is also the Minister of Education, noted on the 26th regarding the recent teacher death incident in a middle school in Jeju, "The Ministry of Education plans to initiate a field investigation in collaboration with the Jeju Education Office."
During the afternoon meeting held at Dalgaebi in Jung-gu, Seoul, this acting president stated, "We will confirm whether the school's complaint response system is being operated appropriately and will quickly establish necessary measures to protect teachers' educational activities."
This meeting was organized to discuss the achievements over the past 30 years since the education reform committee announced its educational reform plans on May 31, 1995, and to address future challenges.
Former Minister of Education Lee Myung-hyun, former Minister of Education Lee Don-hee, and former Vice Minister of Education Lee Young-tak, among others, attended the meeting. Additionally, prominent figures from the education sector, who participated as commissioners or specialists in the education reform committee, which was a presidential commission at the time of the announcement of the educational reform plans, also joined.
The acting president remarked, "The educational reform plan has served as a compass for educational reforms over the past 30 years and has led to many changes in the education field," and added, "It is undeniable that the vision of globalization and digitization pursued by the educational reform at that time is being realized."
He also stated, "I will do my utmost to ensure that our education can allow the Republic of Korea to leap forward once again in the face of the rapidly changing environment it is currently facing."