Dissatisfied with the fact that some elementary schools were forced to "eat the lower grades before school", the Gaoshi Teachers' Professional Union led nearly 100 grassroots teachers to protest in front of the Gaoshi Hall.

(Photo by reporter Wang Rongxiang)

[Reporter Wang Rongxiang/Kaohsiung Report] Dissatisfied with being forced to "leave the lower grades after school" in some elementary schools, the Gaoshi Teachers' Professional Union led nearly 100 grassroots teachers to protest in front of the Gaoshi City Hall, demanding the return of school autonomy, and angered the director of education to step down , the mayor kicked the Communist Party; Zhang Jiaxing, the deputy secretary-general of Gaoshi City, received the petition and promised to discuss the relevant appeals with the Education Bureau.

The Gaoshi Teachers’ Professional Union led nearly 100 grassroots teachers to the city hall to protest, demanding a review of the Education Bureau’s violations, and that nutritious lunches should be returned to schools independently. They performed live action dramas to satirize the dictatorship of the Education Bureau, and shouted for the Education Bureau’s resignation.

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Yu Juzheng, chairman of the labor union, said that according to the organization and operation points of the lunch supply association of schools below senior high school, nutritious lunch is under the authority of each school's "lunch supply association". Systematic and brutal.

Yu Juzheng clarified that the association did not prevent the school from organizing nutritious lunches, but only demanded respect for the rule of law. If the parent group advocates "full implementation of after-school meals for lower grades", they can go back to the school lunch supply association to fight for it through normal procedures, not through Political forces bully schools and interfere in school affairs.

In response to the Kaohsiung government's comprehensive promotion of the policy of elementary school and low-grade students leaving school after meals, the associations of parents and presidents of schools at all levels in Kaohsiung City expressed their support, and also affirmed that the Education Bureau takes care of students' rights to healthy eating and meals, and appealed to Kaohsiung students not to let Kaohsiung students leave school hungry.

The association believes that whether this policy can be implemented depends on the cooperation of teachers and students. It is hoped that the teacher's professional union will make a statement on the premise of providing lunch and independently plan the implementation method instead of independently deciding whether to provide meals. Only in this way can it be truly Carrying out the healthy eating and eating rights of primary and secondary school children in this city.

The association emphasizes that the comprehensive supply of lunch on campus should be a good thing, and it is the best portrayal of the solidarity of education stakeholders. If some schools are difficult to implement, the associations of parents and presidents of schools at all levels are willing to play the role of facilitators and actively Coordinate the Education Bureau and schools to solve difficulties together.

The Education Bureau of Gao City stated that in the 112 school year, the purpose of promoting elementary school and low-grade students to eat after school is mainly to consider the children’s eating rights and respond to parents’ expectations. They look forward to cooperating with teachers and students to implement a healthy lunch for elementary school children in this city. with dining entitlements.

The Education Bureau understands the hard work and possible difficulties faced by low-grade teachers in guiding students to eat, and has sorted out the reasons for the school's promotion difficulties and suggestions for reference. The school understands and assists in solving the problem.

The implementation of school meals for the lower grades depends on the love and patience of school teachers and parents to work together, so that students can develop good eating habits at home and at school simultaneously, and hope to achieve the goal of taking care of the healthy growth of students through the cooperation of teachers and students.

The Gaoshi Teachers' Professional Union led nearly a hundred grassroots teachers to protest in front of the Gaoshi Hall.

(Photo by reporter Wang Rongxiang)

The Gaoshi Teachers' Professional Union staged an action drama, criticizing the Education Bureau for forcing elementary schools to promote "lower grades eat before school".

(Photo by reporter Wang Rongxiang)

Zhang Jiaxing (second from left), deputy secretary-general of Gaoshi City, accepted the petition from the teachers' association.

(Photo by reporter Wang Rongxiang)