Korean Politician Cites Netflix Series Teach You A Lesson in Call for Education Bureau
A sitting politician is using a popular Netflix drama as a real-world policy reference point, turning a fictional story about restoring teacher authority into a concrete legislative proposal.
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Gyeonggi Province superintendent-elect Min-seok Ahn, a five-term lawmaker, called for a public debate on establishing an Educational Rights Protection Bureau after watching all 10 episodes of Netflix's webtoon-based live-action series Teach You A Lesson. Ahn acknowledged the series' violent elements but said it reflects the serious reality of declining school authority.
Gyeonggi Province superintendent-elect Min-seok Ahn, a five-term Democratic Party lawmaker, posted on Facebook on June 12 that he had finished all 10 episodes of Teach You A Lesson. He acknowledged the series has violent and exaggerated elements but argued it reflects the real problem of declining school authority. Ahn proposed a Gyeonggi-style Educational Rights Protection Bureau, describing it as an initiative to restore school communities where students look forward to attending, teachers are respected, and parents feel secure. He invited public feedback on the proposal.
The series, based on the webtoon Get Schooled, debuted on Netflix on June 5 and topped the platform's non-English Global TV rankings for two consecutive weeks. The webtoon has been serialized on Naver Webtoon since November 2020 and follows an officer from the Ministry of Education's Teacher Protection Bureau who restores order in schools after a ban on corporal punishment. The Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union publicly opposed the adaptation last year, calling for its cancellation over concerns about its portrayal of violence and the education system.
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