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A heated hearing at Taiwan's legislature highlighted concerns among educators over an anonymous complaint system that can lead to teachers being investigated and possibly dismissed. Although the reporting mechanism was suspended in January and complaints have declined, many teachers are calling for it to be abolished entirely, with some calling for stronger teacher protections similar to measures recently implemented in South Korea.
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00:00Tempers flared at a Monday hearing where educators discuss assistance for filing anonymous complaints against teachers that could lead to
00:08their dismissal.
00:20Although the reporting mechanism was suspended in January and complaints against teachers have decreased, many teachers want it abolished.
00:28They say that teachers under investigation have no legal support and that it's virtually a consequence-free punishment mechanism for
00:35bad actors.
00:36Several argue for protection like those in South Korea where laws guard against parental complaints.
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