Hong Kong Education Bureau finds protest-related breaches by teachers in 60 per cent of complaints
- Education minister Kevin Yeung says wrongdoing has been found in 65 of 107 cases after initial investigations
- He says the bureau will act against any case of hate speech or insults by a teacher – irrespective of which side is being targeted
Breaches have been found in about 60 per cent of more than 100 protest-related complaints against teachers, Hong Kong’s education minister revealed on Wednesday, citing initial investigation results.
Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung Yun-hung said that, between June and December last year, his bureau received 147 complaints of teacher misconduct related to the ongoing anti-government unrest, and initial investigations had been completed in 107 cases, of which wrongdoing had been found in 65.
Of these, 33 cases have been initially substantiated, pending further review or explanation from the teachers. The remaining 32 completed cases have been followed up by the bureau, with 13 teachers either issued warnings or condemnation letters, and 19 given advisory letters or verbal reminders.
Yueng said about 80 teachers and teaching assistants had been arrested for offences related to the protests.
