Chinanews.com, March 3 According to Taiwan's "Central News Agency", a primary school in Kaohsiung City held a camping activity for fifth-grade students, but because of the noise of waking up early, hundreds of students were punished by counselors for kneeling and swearing. Subsequently, the Kaohsiung Municipal Education Bureau announced the change of principal and the appointment of an acting superintendent.
The picture shows the camping area where the incident occurred. Image source: Courtesy of Kaohsiung Education Bureau
On March 3 and 20, a primary school in Kaohsiung City commissioned a travel agency to hold a camping activity for grade 21 students in a camping area in Qishan District, waking up at 5:2 a.m. on the second day of the activity, but some students got up at 6 a.m. to chat outside the tent or make noise in the tent. After the on-site night counselor's persuasion was ineffective, he lost control of his emotions for a while, and imposed improper discipline on hundreds of students, such as sitting in a row, kneeling for one minute, and swearing words.
School: Activate the tutoring mechanism for all affected students
After the incident, the acting principal of the primary school, surnamed Zhang, said that the entrusted travel agency did not notify the school of the first time through the notification channel. After receiving the report, the school will immediately notify it. and contact the parents of the students to confirm that the affected students' affairs may involve children's cases, and inform the children according to regulations. and a comprehensive inventory of whether other students have been victimized.
The school statement said that it will activate the tutoring mechanism for all affected students, and also invite class representatives, school administrators, parents' meetings and manufacturers to the school, asking the manufacturer to explain the incident, and also deduct money and related compensation from the manufacturer for the incomplete part of the performance, and request to cooperate with the investigation in accordance with the Child and Youth Welfare and Rights Protection Law.
The school pointed out that the school activities must not allow manufacturers to improperly discipline students. After this incident, we will strengthen our understanding of the details of the training of the leading staff by the winning manufacturers, and thoroughly review the overall evaluation of the course. I would like to apologize to parents once again, and will definitely strengthen supervision and self-control in the future, so that curriculum activities can play an educational role.
Kaohsiung City Education Bureau: Change of principal from now on
The Kaohsiung Municipal Education Bureau announced on the 26th that it will change the principal from now on and assign the position of school inspector as an agent. The Education Bureau reiterated that improper discipline and safeguarding students' rights and interests are strictly prohibited, and in addition to pursuing the responsibility of off-campus teaching manufacturers, it also made a decision late last night to change the principal and appoint the post of superintendent with immediate effect.
The Education Bureau said on the 27th that the day's activities were still teaching activities, and at the time of the incident, the school staff failed to grasp the situation in real time and respond properly, which was obviously improper, and would assign the post of acting principal of the school superintendent, and then review the operation process of activities such as graduation trips and off-campus teaching, so as to clarify the scope of responsibility that the school should clearly know and avoid similar incidents from happening again.
The Education Bureau pointed out that after the incident, it was required to study follow-up standard operating procedures, and reminded schools that when handling relevant activities, school teachers should be stationed in student camps, including shifts or other accompaniment. The school must ensure that the teacher should be where the student is, and any disciplinary measures must be accompanied by school personnel.
The Education Bureau also reiterated that it will hold manufacturers accountable for performance in accordance with the Procurement Law, and will review the responsibilities of relevant personnel according to the review report submitted by the school and hold them accountable according to law. The Education Bureau will also conduct a comprehensive inventory of schools handling off-campus teaching manufacturers, and require service personnel of manufacturers to sign a ban on violating the provisions of the Law on the Welfare and Protection of the Rights and Interests of Children and Adolescents.
It is reported that the school and manufacturers apologized to parents and students at the briefing meeting, and reached a preliminary consensus on refunding part of the amount.