Not being covered in the curriculum means not being mentioned in the society of school, so
some claim that the purpose is to make LGBTI people invisible in the society, while there are
also opinions that it is proper to not cover such issue in the curriculum because of concerns
about confusing identities of teenagers.684)
C) Tasks for a Better Human Rights Protection System
Article 29 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, ratified by Korea in 1991,
states that the goals of education for children are: advancing respect for human rights,
fundamental freedoms and the principles set forth in the Charter of the UN; and to provide
for the readiness of children to lead responsible lives in a free society in the spirit of
understanding, peace, tolerance, equality of the sexes and friendship in relations with all
persons, including racial, ethnic and religious groups and indigenous people.
Rather than making arguments based on hatred and discrimination in discussions on the
student human rights ordinances and curriculum, priority should be given to thinking about
how to organize a curriculum that ensures that the human rights of students are not violated
and that they can receive all the necessary education.
In the 2019 decision on the ‘Seoul Student Human Rights Ordinance,’ the Constitutional
Court found that the student human rights ordinance was constitutional as it was intended
to form the right values as a democratic citizen and to foster human rights awareness, and
specifically standardized what is stipulated in the Constitution and conventions.685)
It is important that human rights can be effectively guaranteed in daily life and that Korean
society pursues the realization of human rights values. To this end, cultivating human rights
sensitivity from school is essential for Korean society to accept the value of human rights as
the mainstream.
This is absolutely necessary because it reflects the human rights perspective in the student
human rights ordinance and the standards of all life at school. It is important to reflect the
684) Hankyoreh, “Gender Equality ... Proposed amendment to the curriculum without sexual minorities,” Nov. 9, 2022
685) Constitutional Court, Decided on Nov. 28, 2019, 2017HunMa1356
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