'Spring in Seoul' group viewing accusations, Education Superintendent Cho: 'We will take firm action against the violation of religious rights' - South Korea

On December 12, 1979, the principal of a high school in Seoul was accused of having a group watch the movie ``Seoul Spring,'' which dealt with the December 12 military rebellion that occurred in South Korea.
The superintendent of education teased a firm response, calling it a ``violation of educational rights.'' Superintendent Cho posted on his Facebook page on the 25th, ``I newly judge this situation (accused by conservative groups) to be a violation of religious rights.''
``Spring in Seoul,'' directed by Kim Sung Su, is the first film to deal with the December 12 military uprising that occurred on December 12, 1979. Security for nine hours from the afternoon of December 12, 1979 to the next day.
It features a tense story between the forces of commander Hwang Jung Min and capital police officer Lee Tae-shin (Jung Woo Sung).
Recently, Seoul elementary, middle, and high schools allowed students to independently choose movies and watch Spring in Seoul as a group.
Regarding this, on the 19th of this month, the conservative group Australia Free Korea accused the principal of a high school in Seoul of abusing his authority.
Superintendent Cho said, ``The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education considers Seoul's spring group viewing to be a category of legitimate teaching authority that teachers can exercise autonomously.''
"I will judge it when it goes inside." He went on to say, ``If the judicial branch, academia, and the political sphere do not deal with even previously established historical events in schools, then it is clear that public education is actually shirking its responsibility.''
I made it. Superintendent Cho also said, ``There is no need to be concerned about injecting a biased understanding of history into children.'' ``Seoul City Office of Education is holding discussions and discussion education centered on the schools that were the subject of controversy.''
I will do it.” Finally, he emphasized, ``We will respond resolutely to this incident and similar cases of infringement on religious rights.''