#WhiteTerror #PoliticalOppression Education activists: deregistering pro-democracy teacher a clear sign of political interference aimed to create chilling effect
The Education Bureau (#EDB) has recently #deregister a teacher over the alleged use of some Hong Kong independence materials in class, barring him from teaching for life. Several Pro-democracy activists, included former and current lawmakers, is asking the public to write to the Bureau online and register their protest at the government's decision.
Civil Society Development Resources Centre:
The government's move is an erosion of academic autonomy, and it's unfair for officials to overrule the school's own ruling that the teacher committed no wrongdoing.
The Progressive Teachers' Alliance:
The government action is similar to the purge of teachers during the Cultural Revolution and the bureau's investigative could have bypassed standing protocol.
NeoDemocrat:
The current system is too complaint oriented, with the EDB trusting the complainants even anonymous ones. It is one-sided and unfair to teachers because they cannot reply to the complainant.
Education activist:
The government should listen to opinions of the students, so that schools won't become a place for political struggles.
Source: Apple Daily; RTHK #Oct7
The Education Bureau (#EDB) has recently #deregister a teacher over the alleged use of some Hong Kong independence materials in class, barring him from teaching for life. Several Pro-democracy activists, included former and current lawmakers, is asking the public to write to the Bureau online and register their protest at the government's decision.
Civil Society Development Resources Centre:
The government's move is an erosion of academic autonomy, and it's unfair for officials to overrule the school's own ruling that the teacher committed no wrongdoing.
The Progressive Teachers' Alliance:
The government action is similar to the purge of teachers during the Cultural Revolution and the bureau's investigative could have bypassed standing protocol.
NeoDemocrat:
The current system is too complaint oriented, with the EDB trusting the complainants even anonymous ones. It is one-sided and unfair to teachers because they cannot reply to the complainant.
Education activist:
The government should listen to opinions of the students, so that schools won't become a place for political struggles.
Source: Apple Daily; RTHK #Oct7