Legislator proposes ‘referral schools’By Jason Pan / Staff reporter, with CNAChinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Yeh Yuan-chih (葉元之) yesterday said he would propose a bill that would mandate each municipality to establish at least one “referral school” with enhanced counseling resources to send problematic students. The bill aims to “protect the lives and safety of the majority of students and their right to education,” Yeh said in a statement. “We have seen more frequent incidents in recent years of students assaulting teachers and beating up fellow students,” Yeh said. “Teachers are gradually losing their authority, and are unable to rein in problem students,” he added. Under current rules, schools are required to keep problematic students in their original classes, Yeh said.

Source: Taipei Times December 25, 2025 16:50 UTC