More than 200 people were fined to kneel at elementary schools in Gaoshi. The Education Bureau emphasized tonight that off-campus teaching is part of the curriculum, and the right to discipline students belongs to teachers.

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[Reporter Fang Zhixian/Kaohsiung Report] An elementary school in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung City held a graduation camp for 5th graders last week. Among the 346 students who participated in the activity, more than 200 students were woken up by the counselor of the subcontracted manufacturer at 5:00 in the morning. Kneeling and even swearing, the Education Bureau emphasized again tonight that off-campus teaching is a part of the curriculum, and the right to discipline students belongs to the teacher. Learning in peace of mind.

A small country committee in Gaoshi organized a 5th grade camping activity in a camping area in Qishan by a travel agency. The night-time counselor of the manufacturer had improper discipline of the students. The Social Affairs Bureau will punish 60,000 to A fine of 600,000 yuan will be imposed, and the name must be announced.

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The Education Bureau also stated in the evening that the contract between the school and the manufacturer originally stipulated that the counselors would be responsible for group health and Scouting activities, and assist in the roll call. If students need to be disciplined, it should be handled by the teacher.

In case of special circumstances, the school should be notified.

The Education Bureau said that off-campus teaching is still part of the curriculum, and student discipline should be handled by school teachers, and should not be handled without a supervisory mechanism or by factory personnel, so as to protect students' rights to learning, education, physical autonomy, and personality development. Ensure peace of mind in each learning field.

The Education Bureau also emphasizes actively supervising this incident. After learning of the incident, it took the initiative to replace an experienced school inspector to act as the principal, comprehensively deal with all follow-up related matters, strengthen accountability of the manufacturer and student counseling, and minimize the damage of this incident.