A teacher to whom any one of the following situations pertains shall be dismissed and the person never again be permitted to be appointed as a teacher:
1. The person has been found guilty of a criminal offense against the internal or external security of the State, committed after the Period of National Mobilization for Suppression of the Communist Rebellion, and convicted with no further right of appeal.
2. The person has been found guilty of corruption while employed in civil service and convicted with no further right of appeal.
3. The person has been found guilty of a crime as defined in Article 2, Paragraph 1 of Sexual Assault Crime Prevention Act and convicted with no further right of appeal.
4. An educational institution’s gender equity education committee or another appropriate committee set up in accordance with the law has investigated and confirmed that the person has committed a sexual assault.
5. An educational institution’s gender equity education committee or another appropriate committee set up in accordance with the law has investigated and confirmed that the person has committed sexual harassment or sexual bullying, and that it is necessary for that person to be dismissed and never again be permitted to be employed as a teacher.
6. The person has been penalized in accordance with the provisions of Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation Prevention Act, or the provisions of Article 20 or Article 25 of Sexual Harassment Prevention Act and the gender equity education committee of the educational institution has confirmed that the person has been subject to such punishment, and that it necessary for that person to be dismissed and never again be permitted to be employed as a teacher.
7. The person has been penalized in accordance with the provisions of Article 97 of Protection of Children and Youths Welfare and Rights Act by the competent social welfare authority at each level, and the teacher evaluation committee of the educational institution has confirmed this, and it is necessary for that person to be dismissed and never again be permitted to be employed as a teacher.
8. The teacher became aware that an incident of suspected sexual assault has occurred on the campus the teacher is employed but did not report the matter in accordance with the provisions of Gender Equity Education Act, thereby leading to a subsequent sexual assault on campus; or forged, altered, destroyed, or concealed evidence of any sexual assault incident committed by any other persons, and any such failure to report or forging, altering, destroying or concealing of evidence has been investigated and verified by the educational institution or the authorities concerned.
9. The person has forged, altered, or destroyed evidence of any other persons committing a dangerous offence on campus involving narcotics or hazardous drugs on campus, and this has been investigated and verified by the educational institution or the authorities concerned.
10. The person has inflicted corporal punishment on or bullied one or more students, causing severe physical or mental injury.
11. The person has acted in violation of any pertinent laws or regulations, and the matter has been investigated and verified by the educational institution or the authorities concerned, and it is necessary for that person to be dismissed and never again be permitted to be employed as a teacher.
A teacher to whom any of the situations referred to in Subparagraphs 1 to 3 of the preceding paragraph pertain shall be dismissed without the disciplinary action having to be deliberated by a teacher evaluation committee, and without it having to be reported to the competent authority to be reviewed and approved, and the matter is not subject to the provisions of Paragraph 1 of Article 20 of University Act or the provisions of Paragraph 1 of Article 27 of Junior College Act.
If any of the situations referred to in Subparagraphs 4 to 6 of Paragraph 1 pertains to a teacher, the matter does not have to be deliberated by a teacher evaluation committee, and after the disciplinary measure has been reported to and approved by the competent authority, the educational institution shall dismiss the teacher, and the matter is not subject to the provisions of Paragraph 1 of Article 20 of University Act or the provisions of Paragraph 1 of Article 27 of Junior College Act.
An educational institution shall dismiss a teacher to whom any of the situations referred to in Subparagraph 7 or Subparagraph 10 of Paragraph 1 pertains after a teacher evaluation committee meeting attended by at least two-thirds of its members has deliberated the matter and at least half of the members in attendance supported a resolution to do so, and after this disciplinary measure has then been reported to and approved by the competent authority. An educational institution shall dismiss a teacher to whom any of the situations referred to in the provisions of Subparagraphs 8, 9, or 11 pertains after a teacher evaluation committee meeting attended by at least two-thirds of its members has deliberated the matter and at least two-thirds of the members in attendance supported a resolution to do so, and after the disciplinary measure has then been reported to and approved by the competent authority.

A teacher shall be dismissed and the educational institution shall formally decide on a period of between one to four years, during which that person is not permitted to be appointed as a teacher, if any one of the following situations pertains:
1. An educational institution’s gender equity education committee or another appropriate committee set up in accordance with the law has investigated and confirmed that the person committed sexual harassment, or sexual bullying, and that it is necessary to dismiss the person.
2. The person has been penalized in accordance with the provisions of the Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation Prevention Act, or the provisions of Article 20 or Article 25 of Sexual Harassment Prevention Act, and the gender equity education committee of the educational institution has confirmed this, and it is necessary to dismiss the person.
3. The person has inflicted corporal punishment on or bullied one or more students, causing severe physical or mental injury and it is necessary to dismiss the person.
4. The person has been penalized in accordance with the provisions of Article 97 of the Protection of Children and Youths Welfare and Rights Act by the competent social welfare authority at each level, and the teacher evaluation committee of the educational institution has confirmed this, and it is necessary to dismiss the person.
5. The person has acted in violation of any pertinent laws or regulations, and the matter has been investigated and verified by the educational institution or by the authorities concerned, and it is necessary to dismiss the person.
An educational institution shall dismiss a teacher to whom any of the situations referred to in Subparagraphs 1 or 2 of the preceding paragraph pertains, after a teacher evaluation committee meeting attended by at least half of its members has deliberated the matter and at least half of the members in attendance supported a resolution to do so, and after the disciplinary measure has then been reported to and approved by the competent authority.
An educational institution shall dismiss a teacher to whom any of the situations referred to in the provisions of Subparagraph 3 or Subparagraph 4 of Paragraph 1 pertains, after a teacher evaluation committee meeting attended by at least two-thirds of its members has deliberated the matter and at least half of the members in attendance supported a resolution to do so, and after the disciplinary measure has then been reported to and approved by the competent authority. An educational institution shall dismiss a teacher to whom a situation referred to in the provisions of Subparagraph 5 pertains, after a teacher evaluation committee meeting attended by at least two-thirds of its members has deliberated the matter and at least two-thirds of the members in attendance supported a resolution to do so, and after the disciplinary measure has then been reported to and approved by the competent authority.

An educational institution shall dismiss or deny renewal of appointment to a teacher to whom any of the situations referred to in the following subparagraphs pertains after that teacher was appointed, after a teacher evaluation committee has deliberated the matter and passed a resolution supporting the disciplinary measure, and after the disciplinary measure has then been reported to and approved by the competent authority; if the circumstances warrant severance with pay, the matter shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of Article 27:
1. There have been specific instances of their not fulfilling a teacher’s duties, or being unable to competently perform their work.
2. The teacher has violated their appointment contract in a way which constitutes a serious offence.
If either of the situations referred to in the preceding subparagraphs pertains to a teacher, a teacher evaluation committee shall deliberate the matter at a meeting attended by at least two-thirds of its members and at least two-thirds of the members present need to be in agreement to pass a resolution regarding the disciplinary action. If, however, the situation referred to Subparagraph 1 of the preceding paragraph pertains to a teacher at a senior secondary or lower level school, the school shall apply to the competent authority to have the matter investigated and verified by its teachers’ professional review committee. After this the matter shall be deliberated by a teacher evaluation committee with at least half of its members present and at least half of the members present must be in agreement to pass a resolution regarding the disciplinary action

Each competent authority shall set up a teachers’ professional review committee to assist senior secondary or lower level schools deal with cases of any of the circumstances referred to in Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 1 of the preceding article, or in Paragraph 2 of Article 26, by accepting applications from schools regarding cases, or cases that have been referred to its teachers’ professional review committee to deliberate, in accordance with Paragraph 2 of Article 26.
Each teachers’ professional review committee shall have eleven to nineteen members who each serve for a term of two years. The head of the competent authority shall select and appoint (assign) the members from among representatives of the administrative authority, educational scholars, legal experts, scholars and experts on children’s and youth welfare, representatives of national or local principals’ associations, representatives of national or local parents’ associations, and representatives nominated by national or local teachers associations. The number of committee members of any one gender is not permitted to be less than one-third of the total number of committee members.
The regulations governing the formation and operations of the teachers’ professional review committee referred to in Paragraph 1 shall be prescribed by the central competent authority.
A summary of the report made by each teachers’ professional review committee when a case is concluded shall be made available for the public to read.

If a teacher’s conduct constitutes a violation of any pertinent laws or regulations, and the educational institution or the authority concerned has investigated and confirmed that the violation occurred, and the nature of the violation does not warrant dismissal of the teacher but it is necessary to suspend them, the educational institution’s teacher evaluation committee may examine and consider the circumstances of the case, and it may pass a resolution to suspend the teacher for a period of between six months and three years, and the educational institution shall impose the suspension decided on, after a teacher evaluation committee meeting attended by at least two-thirds of its members has deliberated the matter and at least two-thirds of the members in attendance support a resolution to do so, and after the disciplinary measure has then been reported to and approved by the competent authority.
During the period of the suspension referred to in the preceding paragraph, a teacher is not permitted to apply for retirement or severance with pay, nor to undertake any teaching in any educational institution.

A person to whom any of the following situations pertains is not permitted to be appointed as a teacher; if such a person has already been appointed, the educational institution shall dismiss them:
1. Any situation referred to in any of the subparagraphs of Paragraph 1 of Article 14.
2. Any situation referred to in any of the subparagraphs of Paragraph 1 of Article 15 that occurred during the period of one to four years formally decided on.
If any of the situations referred to in any of the subparagraphs of Paragraph 1 of the preceding article pertains to a teacher, during the suspension period of between six months and three years, another educational institution is not permitted to appoint them as a teacher; if such a person has already been appointed, the educational institution shall dismiss them.
A teacher referred to in either of the two preceding paragraphs who has already been appointed is a person who has been reported as having a criminal record in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 1 of Article 20, shall be dismissed without the dismissal having to be deliberated by a teacher evaluation committee and without it having to be reported to and approved by the competent authority, and the matter is not subject to the provisions of Paragraph 1 of Article 20 of University Act or the provisions of Paragraph 1 of Article 27 of Junior College Act. A teacher who has never been reported as having a criminal record in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 1 of Article 20 shall be dismissed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 14 or the provisions of Article 15.
With the exception of any person who has committed a sexual assault; sexual harassment, or sexual bullying which constituted a breach of the pertinent ordinances and the circumstances are serious; and with the exception of any person who has caused severe physical or mental injury to one or more students as a result of subjecting them to corporal punishment or bullying, any teacher who before the June 27, 2013 amendments to this Act took effect was investigated and verified by the authorities concerned to have behaved inappropriately in a way that impairs the professional dignity and status of teachers , and was therefore dismissed or did not have their appointment renewed, may once again be appointed as a teacher after a period of at least four years from the date of effect of their dismissal or the non-renewal of their appointment.

If any of the situations referred to in Paragraph 1 of Article 14, Paragraph 1 of Article 15, Paragraph 1 of Article 18, and Paragraph 1 and 2 of the preceding article pertains to a teacher, the competent authority at each level and educational institutions at all levels shall undertake related reporting, collection of information, and checks in accordance with the regulations governing.
Before appointing any teacher, educational institutions shall check whether any of the circumstances referred to in the provisions of Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the preceding article pertain to the person; educational institutions shall also conduct checks of the teachers already appointed on a regular basis.
When assisting educational institutions to undertake the checking referred to in the preceding paragraph, the competent authorities at each level may use the database of persons who have been subject to an administrative penalty that was compiled by the central competent social welfare authority, in accordance with the provisions of Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation Prevention Act, of Article 20 of Sexual Harassment Prevention Act, or of Article 97 of the Protection of Children and Youths Welfare and Rights Act.
The regulations governing the reporting, and the collection, checking, handling, and use of information referred to in the three preceding paragraphs, and other related matters shall be prescribed by the central competent authority.

A teacher to whom any of the following situations pertains shall be suspended temporarily, as a matter of course:
1. The person is subject to an arrest warrant or has been taken into custody, in accordance with criminal case procedures.
2. The person has been deprived of their civil rights in accordance with a final and irrevocable criminal case ruling.
The person has been given a custodial sentence in accordance with a final and irrevocable criminal case ruling and is currently in prison.

Within one month from the day that an educational institution where a teacher works becomes aware of a teacher’s being involved in any of the situations referred to in the following subparagraphs, after its teacher evaluation committee has reviewed the matter and given approval, that educational institution shall, without having to report the matter to the competent authority and receive its approval, temporarily suspend the teacher for a period of up to six months and wait for the results of an investigation. When necessary, the period of suspension may be extended after the teacher evaluation committee has reviewed the need for an extension and given approval. A maximum of two extensions is permitted and each extension is not permitted to exceed three months. If the investigation verifies that the circumstances did occur, after reporting the matter to the competent authority the educational institution shall suspend the teacher, without the disciplinary action having to be deliberated by the teacher evaluation committee, until the competent authority has reviewed and approved the disciplinary action, and the educational institution then dismisses the teacher:
1. Situations referred to in Subparagraphs 4 to 6 of Paragraph 1 of Article 14.
2. Situations referred to in Subparagraph 1 or 2 of Paragraph 1 of Article 15.
If a teacher has been involved in any of the situations referred to in the following subparagraphs, and the educational institution where the teacher works considers that it is necessary for that teacher initially to be suspended and an investigation to be conducted, after its teacher evaluation committee has reviewed the matter, and given approval, and without having to report the matter to the competent authority and receive its approval, the educational institution shall temporarily suspend the teacher for a period of up to three months and wait for the results of an investigation. When necessary, the period of suspension may be extended one time only after the teacher evaluation committee has reviewed the need for an extension and given approval, and such an extension is not permitted to exceed three months. If the investigation verifies that the situation did occur, after it has reported the matter to the competent authority, the educational institution may suspend the teacher after its teacher evaluation committee has deliberated and is in agreement, until the competent authority has reviewed and approved the disciplinary action, and the educational institution then dismisses the teacher:
1. Situations referred to in Subparagraphs 7 to 11 of Paragraph 1 of Article 14.
2. Situations referred to in Subparagraphs 3 to 5 of Paragraph 1 of Article 15.
Decisions regarding the situations referred to in the preceding two paragraphs shall be made by the teacher evaluation committee at a meeting attended by at least half of its members with at least half of the members present supporting the decision.

During the period of suspension of a teacher, the educational institution where they work shall reserve their position; if the expiration of the suspension period coincides with or occurs after the expiry date of their appointment, the educational institution shall renew that teacher’s appointment.
The educational institution shall reinstate a teacher who has been suspended in accordance with the provisions of Article 18, or of Paragraph 1 or 2 of the preceding article, after the period of suspension expires. That teacher shall report for duty at the educational institution the day after the period of suspension expires.
If a teacher has been suspended in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 1 or Paragraph 2 of the preceding article, and the reason for the suspension has ceased to exist, before the suspension period has fully expired, the teacher may apply to have their appointment reinstated.
An educational institution shall reinstate the appointment of a teacher who applies to be reinstated in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph after a teacher evaluation committee deliberates the matter at a meeting attended by at least half of its members and at least half of the members present give agreement.
If a teacher was suspended in accordance with the provisions of Article 21 after the reason for the suspension has ceased to exist, except in cases when the educational institution imposed the suspension in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 2 of the preceding article, the educational institution shall reinstate the teacher after the reason for the suspension has ceased to exist. The teacher shall report for duty on the day after the day that the reason ceased to exist.
If a teacher who has been suspended in accordance with this Act does not report for duty on the day after the period of suspension expires in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 2, or does not report for duty on the day after the reason ceased to exist in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or does not apply for reinstatement of their appointment within three months after the reason for the suspension has ceased to exist in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 3, the educational institution shall be responsible for inquiring why and reminding the teacher to return. A teacher shall be regarded as being suspended until that person has been reinstated and has reported for duty. A teacher who does not report for duty at their educational institution within thirty days after receiving an inquiry and reminder notice shall be regarded as having resigned, unless their not reporting for duty was for some reason that is not attributable to that teacher.

If a teacher has been dismissed, denied renewal of appointment, or suspended initiates remedy procedures in accordance with the law and the original dismissal, denial of renewal, or suspension decision has subsequently been revoked or lost its effectiveness for some other reason, unless it may impose other disciplinary sanctions in accordance with the law, the educational institution shall notify the teacher that their appointment has been reinstated, without its teacher evaluation committee having to deliberate the matter.
A teacher whose appointment has been reinstated in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall report for duty within thirty days after they receive the reinstatement of appointment notice; a teacher who does not report for duty within this period shall be regarded as having resigned, unless their not reporting for duty was for some reason that is not attributable to that teacher.
The educational institution shall reassign teaching duties to a teacher whose appointment has been reinstated in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 1, or the provisions of Paragraphs 2, 3, or 5 of the preceding article.

A teacher who is suspended in accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 18, or Subparagraph 2, or Subparagraph 3 of Article 21 will not have any remuneration payments made during the period of suspension.
A teacher who is suspended in accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 21, Paragraph 1 of Article 22, or Paragraph 6 of Article 23 shall not have any remuneration payments made during the period of suspension; when the reason for the suspension ceases to exist, a teacher who has not been dismissed or had a suspension imposed as a disciplinary measure, and who has had their appointment reinstated shall be paid their full basic salary (and any seniority salary) in arrears for the period of the suspension.
A teacher who is suspended in accordance with Paragraph 2 of Article 22 shall be paid half of their basic salary (and any associated seniority salary) during the period of suspension; a teacher who has not been dismissed or had a suspension imposed as a disciplinary measure after an investigation is conducted, and who has had their appointment reinstated, shall be paid half of their basic salary (and any associated seniority salary) in arrears for the period of the suspension.

When an educational institution’s teacher evaluation committee, Gender Equity Education Committee, or other relevant committee formed in accordance with law passes a resolution to dismiss a teacher or deny renewal of that teacher’s appointment in accordance with the provisions of Articles 14 to 16, or passes a resolution to impose a suspension on a teacher in accordance with the provisions of Article 18, unless other provisions of this Act apply, the educational institution shall report the matter to the competent authority for its approval within ten days from the day that the resolution was passed, and at the same time it shall notify the party or parties involved of its decision in writing and attach a copy of the reason.
If a teacher at a senior secondary or lower level school is involved in any situation referred to in the provisions of Articles 14 to 16, or of Article 18, and a teacher evaluation committee at the school has not been convened in accordance with regulations, or has not deliberated the case, or has nor passed a resolution, when the competent authority considers that the case might involve a breach of the law, it shall give a detailed explanation of its reason and return the case to the school to deliberate or reconsider the case; if the school then fails to deliberate or reconsider the case within a specified period, the competent authority may give a detailed explanation of its reason and refer the case directly to its teachers’ professional review committee to deliberate, and it may investigate which of the school’s associated personnel bear responsibility.
The teachers’ professional review committee referred to in the preceding paragraph shall base its resolutions on the nature of each particular case, and the proportion of the committee’s members that must be in attendance at a meeting to deliberate a case and the proportion of votes that must be cast to pass a resolution shall be the same as the proportions required when a teacher evaluation committee at a school deals with a matter. Its resolutions shall be regarded as equivalent to resolutions passed by a school’s teacher evaluation committee.
If a teacher at a junior college or an institution of higher education is involved in any situation referred to in Articles 14 to 16, or in Article 18, and a teacher evaluation committee at the educational institution has not been convened in accordance with regulations, or has not deliberated, or passed a resolution regarding the situation, when the competent authority considers that the case might involve a breach of the law, it shall give a detailed explanation of its reason and return the case to the educational institution to deliberate or reconsider. If the case is not duly reviewed or reconsidered within a specified period, the competent authority may investigate which of the school’s associated personnel bear responsibility.
If a teacher’s term of appointment expires while the person is still currently involved in disciplinary procedures that could result in their dismissal, non-renewal of appointment or suspension, the educational institution shall temporarily continue their appointment.

A teacher to whom any of the situations referred to in the following subparagraphs pertains may be discharged with severance pay, after a teacher evaluation committee has reviewed the matter and given approval, and after the disciplinary measure has been reported to and approved by the competent authority:
1. There is no longer any work available for the person in their current position because of adjustments to departments, graduate institutes, sections, divisions, or courses, or because the educational institution is reducing the number of programs, suspending operations, or closes down, and there is no other suitable work to which the person can be transferred.
2. The person is unsuitable for employment in their current position and there is other suitable work to which the person can be transferred; or a hospital that meets the hospital assessment standards set by the central competent heath authority has certified that the person is physically too weak to perform their work.
3. The person is subject to a guardianship or assistance order which has not been revoked.
A teacher who is eligible for retirement to whom any of the situations referred to in the preceding paragraph pertains and whose severance with pay has been approved may apply for retirement in accordance with the regulations within one month after the date their severance was determined, and the originally approved date of effect of their severance with pay shall be the date of effect of their retirement.

From the date that an educational institution becomes aware of a teacher’s being involved in any of the situations referred to in Paragraph 1 of Article 14 or Paragraph 1 of Article 15 onwards, the educational institution is not permitted to approve that teacher’s retirement or severance with pay.
If an educational institution first becomes aware of a teacher’s being involved in any of the situations referred to in Paragraph 1 of Article 14, or Paragraph 1 of Article 15 after that teacher has resigned, the educational institution shall still formally dismiss that teacher and shall undertake reporting in accordance with the provisions of Article 20.

The regulations governing the procedures for and matters related to the dismissal, non-renewal of appointment, suspension, or severance with pay of a teacher at a senior secondary or lower level school in accordance with this Act shall be prescribed by the central competent authority.

A teacher at a senior secondary or lower level school to whom any situation referred to in any of the following subparagraphs pertains is not permitted to apply for a transfer:
1. The person is still being investigated, or currently involved in dismissal or non-renewal of appointment disciplinary procedures regarding any of the situations referred to in Paragraph 1 of Article 14, Paragraph 1 of Article 15, or in the subparagraphs of Paragraph 1 of Article 16.
2. The person is still being investigated, currently involved in non-renewal of appointment disciplinary procedures, or in a period of suspension regarding any of the situations referred to in Paragraph 1 of Article 18, Article 21, or Paragraph 1 or Paragraph 2 of Article 22.
3. The person is still being investigated, or is currently involved in severance with pay disciplinary procedures regarding any of the situations referred to in Subparagraph 2 or Subparagraph 3 of Paragraph 1 of Article 27.