A bill has been proposed in the National Assembly that would allow the relevant authority to demand the dismissal of a position from a private school corporation if a private school teacher commits serious misconduct such as sexual crimes.

On the 23rd, Shin Young-dae, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea representing Gunsan, Kimje, and Buan in Jeollabuk-do and a member of the National Assembly's Planning and Finance Committee, introduced the 'Partial Amendment Bill of the Private School Act' containing this provision.

Under the current Private School Act, if a teacher is under disciplinary demand or investigation for bribery, sexual crimes, or other misconduct, the appointing authority can dismiss the teacher from their position. However, in cases of serious misconduct by private school teachers, swift personnel actions are not being taken as the appointment authority lies with the school corporation or the private school operator.

Some school corporations delay or avoid dismissing teachers due to concerns about damaging the school's image or protecting internal personnel. In contrast, in public schools, the appointing authority, which is the relevant authority, can directly dismiss a teacher from their position, leading to concerns about fairness due to differences in appointment authority structures within the same educational institution.

The amendment proposed by Shin Young-dae allows the relevant authority to demand the dismissal of a private school teacher from their position if they meet the criteria for dismissal, and states that the appointing authority must comply unless there are special reasons.

Shin Young-dae stated, "The practice of covering up misconduct by using the autonomy of private schools must stop now," and added, "I will do my best to protect victims and restore trust in the education field through fair and prompt personnel actions against teachers' misconduct."