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.
Legislature passes bill to expand students role in school meetings
05/11/2021 04:50 PM
The Legislature. CNA file photo
Taipei, May 11 (CNA) The Legislative Yuan on Tuesday passed legal amendments mandating that senior high school students make up at least eight percent of the participants at school management meetings, while also expanding a system through which students can appeal policies which they believe harm their interests.
The first of the measures, which will take effect on Oct. 1, was proposed by members of the Taiwan People s Party and ruling Democratic Progressive Party with the aim of giving students a greater role in influencing decisions that affect their future.
High school ers found political party
By Hung Jui-chin and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Tainan First Senior High School on Wednesday is to inaugurate its first political party, the TNFSH Full-Sugarism Party, to help support students’ democratic literacy.
Freshman Tsai Wei-po (蔡偉柏), a founding member of the new group, said the party was created to bring attention to student self-governance, and to supervise the administration and student association.
“One voice is easy to ignore,” Tsai was quoted as saying by the Chinese-language United Daily News on Friday. “A group has more influence.”
The entrance to the main building of Tainan First Senior High School in Tainan is pictured on June 27, 2018.