Hong Kong head teacher launches unfair dismissal claim after school board fires her over complaints about management
- Head of Hong Kong special education secondary school says her ‘abrupt’ dismissal breached employment law and the Education Ordinance
- Education Bureau launches inquiry into management of school in Aberdeen, warns children’s education must not be disrupted
The head of a Hong Kong special education secondary school who was fired over the weekend filed a complaint on Monday with the Labour Department claiming “unreasonable termination”.
The move came after principal Wong Lai-ting, who was sacked on Saturday, and about 10 teaching and administrative staff accused the board of Hong Kong Juvenile Care Centre Chan Nam Cheong Memorial School in Aberdeen of gross mismanagement at a press conference last Thursday and asked the government to step in.
The group said the board was trying to “paralyse the school operation” by “suppressing teachers”.
Wong spoke in a pre-recorded video clip at the press conference and other staff involved attended in person.
“If a school principal is involved in any misconduct, an independent investigation committee should be set up to look into the matter,” Wong said on Monday after the Labour Department complaint was lodged.
“They did not even meet me in person, they just fired me through an abrupt written notice.”
