School meetings rule changes pass
Staff writer, with CNA
The Legislative Yuan yesterday passed amendments mandating that senior-high school students make up at least 8 percent of participants at school management meetings, while also expanding a system through which students can appeal policies that they believe would harm their interests.
The first of the measures, which is to take effect on Oct. 1, was proposed by members of the Taiwan People’s Party and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to give students a greater role in decisions that affect their future.
Although the Senior High School Education Act (高級中等教育法) already requires the attendance of student representatives at school management meetings, it does not set a minimum number or proportion of student participants.