“인사위 부결도 무시”…완산학원 임시이사회 규탄 집회, 해임 요구 확산

Citizens, Parents, and 40 Staff Members of Wansan Middle School, Including 12 Wansan Middle School Employees, Participate in Rally, Demanding End to Unfair Transfers and Retaliatory Audits, Urging School Normalization

A citizen rally condemning the unfair personnel decisions and retaliatory audit suspicions of the Wansan Educational Foundation's interim board was held in front of Wansan Middle School in Jeonju on the 23rd. Citizens, parents, and staff members called for the immediate dismissal of the interim board and the normalization of the school, demanding responsible actions from the Jeonbuk Provincial Office of Education.

A citizens' meeting for the normalization of the Wansan Educational Foundation, the Wansan Middle School Parents' Association, and the Jeonbuk Regional Joint Parents' Association held a rally in front of Wansan Middle School in Jeonju at 11 a.m. on the 23rd, stating, "Under the interim board system introduced to normalize corrupt private schools, unfair personnel decisions and retaliatory measures are being repeated."

At the rally, attended by around 50 people, including Wansan Middle School staff, the Wansan Middle School Parents' Association, the Jeonbuk Regional Joint Parents' Association, the Disability Rights Solidarity, and the Balpyeongja Parents' Association, participants strongly condemned the interim board with picket signs. Slogans such as "The Jeonbuk Provincial Office of Education must immediately dismiss the Wansan Educational Foundation's interim board engaging in unfair personnel decisions!" and "The interim board that harasses teachers who work for the students and supports embezzling teachers must resign!" were seen at the scene.

A Wansan Middle School parent criticized, "How is it possible for a teacher who embezzled funds at the school our children attend to be recommended for principal qualification training?" and questioned, "The interim board cannot avoid scrutiny for being no different from past corrupt foundations."

Teacher Park Jun from Wansan Middle School stated, "The unilateral imposition of a transfer rejected unanimously by the school's personnel committee by the interim board without even consulting the school principal is a clear violation of the Private School Act and an infringement of educational authority," adding, "This unfair transfer must be immediately revoked."

A member of the Jeonbuk Regional Joint Parents' Association and the head of the Jeonbuk School Operation Directors' Association Secretariat, Cho Myeong-sil, argued, "A teacher who paid 20 million won for a promotion was reinstated, and 490 million won of national taxes were used for wage protection," emphasizing, "If the interim board had fulfilled its responsibilities and duties, such a situation would not have arisen. The interim board should bear the related costs."

The participants summarized the key points raised against the Wansan Educational Foundation and the Jeonbuk Provincial Office of Education into four issues.

First, the issue of recommending a teacher disciplined for embezzlement for principal qualification training was highlighted. Participants demanded the withdrawal of the recommendation and the immediate rejection by the education office, calling it a decision that undermines educational trust.

Second, the issue of wage protection using national taxes in the process of reinstating a teacher involved in corruption was raised. Participants claimed that a teacher who paid 20 million won for a promotion was dismissed but later reinstated, with 490 million won of national taxes used for wage protection, emphasizing the need for verification of the legality and legitimacy of related executions.

Third, the issue of enforcing a rejected transfer without the unanimous consent of the personnel committee was addressed. Participants argued that despite the unanimous rejection of a transfer by the Wansan Middle School personnel committee, the interim board enforced it without consulting the school principal, stating that such a transfer, which disregards the mandatory school principal consultation according to the Private School Act, is invalid and constitutes an infringement of educational authority and workplace harassment.

Fourth, the suspicion of retaliatory audits and pressure for disciplinary action was raised. Participants criticized the targeted audit conducted on the teacher immediately after the transfer was rejected and the interim board chairman's statement that "audits can be requested from the province and other measures beyond that can be chosen" as retaliatory measures.

At the end of the rally, the participants also stated their core demands. They demanded the immediate cancellation of unfair transfers, cessation of infringement of educational authority and workplace harassment, and withdrawal of the recommendation for principal qualification training for the teacher involved in embezzlement by the interim board.

They urged the Jeonbuk Provincial Office of Education to immediately reject the recommendation, establish a system to prevent the appointment of managers with a history of corruption, dismiss the interim board engaging in unfair personnel decisions, disclose whether the interim board chairman received a salary, conduct a legality and legitimacy investigation of the 490 million won national tax wage protection, and exercise their rights to address the issues.

A representative of the citizens' group stated, "The Wansan Educational Foundation has already faced significant social criticism in the past for embezzlement, bribery, irregular employment, and promotion trading, leading to the introduction of the interim board system," and added, "However, even now, unfair personnel decisions and conflicts are recurring at the school. The Jeonbuk Provincial Office of Education must not remain indifferent any longer."

Meanwhile, the organizers of the rally stated that they plan to monitor the actions of the Jeonbuk Provincial Office of Education regarding this matter and take further steps after observing their response.

? Summary:
Citizens, parents, and staff members of Wansan Middle School in Jeonju held a rally demanding the dismissal of the interim board of the Wansan Educational Foundation. They called for the normalization of the school, protesting against unfair personnel decisions and retaliatory audits.

?️ Natural Korean Translation:
전주 완산중학교 시민, 학부모 및 교직원들이 완산교육재단의 대리이사회에 대한 해임과 학교 정상화를 요구하는 집회를 개최했습니다. 그들은 불공정한 인사 결정과 보복적인 감사에 반대하며 학교의 정상화를 요구했습니다.

❓ Comprehension Questions:
1. What were the main demands of the citizens, parents, and staff members at the rally?
시민, 학부모 및 교직원들이 집회에서 주로 요구한 것은 무엇입니까?
2. Why did the participants criticize the interim board at the rally?
집회 참가자들이 대리이사회를 비판한 이유는 무엇이었습니까?
3. What were the core demands made by the participants at the end of the rally?
집회 참가자들이 마지막에 한 핵심 요구사항은 무엇이었습니까?

? Vocabulary Learning:
1. Personnel (인사, Noun)
- The personnel department is responsible for hiring new employees.
- 인사 부서는 새로운 직원을 고용하는 책임이 있습니다.
2. Retaliatory (보복적인, Adjective)
- The company faced a lawsuit for their retaliatory actions against the whistleblower.
- 회사는 고발자에 대한 보복적인 행동으로 소송에 직면했습니다.
3. Embezzlement (횡령, Noun)
- The CEO was charged with embezzlement of company funds.
- CEO는 회사 자금을 횡령한 혐의로 기소되었습니다.
4. Infringement (침해, Noun)
- The unauthorized use of copyrighted material is an infringement of intellectual property rights.
- 저작권 자료의 무단 사용은 지적재산권의 침해입니다.
5. Legitimacy (합법성, Noun)
- The legitimacy of the election results was questioned by many citizens.
- 선거 결과의 합법성이 많은 시민들에 의해 의심받았습니다.

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