"If a teacher should happen to injure a student, an administrative directive carries little weight against criminal law," says Kao. The union takes the view that teachers should observe the lowest common denominator and refrain from doing anything not expressly permitted under the law.
「如果老師真的把學生打成傷，行政命令也不能和刑法傷害罪對抗」，高永遠說，教師會的態度是，希望老師遵守最低標準，法律不允許的行為就不要做。