Taipei Mayor's School Safety Plan Criticized as Irrelevant to 109 Incident Reports

A student in Taipei has generated 109 school safety reports since beginning elementary school, frequently attacking peers and staff and damaging property. Teachers have suffered injuries and mental distress, with some facing lawsuits from the student's parents over disciplinary actions. The school's safety reporting system has proven ineffective, and the student's family has reportedly pressured the school to avoid conflict.

In response, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an announced that starting next semester, each school will receive 80,000 NT dollars to hire legal advisors. Additionally, police will be allowed immediate entry to schools during safety incidents without needing to inform the principal. However, political commentator Chou Hsuan criticized the mayor's proposals, calling them irrelevant to the core problem. Chou argued that the mayor's response, particularly the legal advisor subsidy, fails to address the systemic failure of the school safety reporting mechanism, questioning the effectiveness of lawyers in resolving such persistent issues.

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The problem's focus is subsidizing schools to find their own lawyers? Is your Taipei City Government's school safety reporting mechanism the problem? 109 times?

Chou pointed out that the mayor's proposed solutions, such as modifying police entry protocols and subsidizing legal counsel, do not tackle the root cause of the repeated incidents. The commentator questioned whether the 80,000 NT dollar subsidy per school is an appropriate solution, especially considering the mayor's own legal background, and whether it reflects the actual cost of legal services for such cases. The core issue, according to Chou, lies in the city's inadequate school safety reporting system, which has failed to resolve the ongoing problems despite 109 reported incidents involving the same student.

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The school safety reporting mechanism is like a mere formality. The student's parents' behavior also causes stress to teachers. When dealing with this case, the school just wants to smooth things over.