Seoul, South Korea : South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In on Friday scrapped state-issued school history textbooks introduced by his ousted predecessor, saying they represented an "outdated and one-sided" view of the past, his office said.
The previous Park Geun-Hye administration had introduced state-authored history textbooks at middle and high schools, arguing that some existing tomes reflected left-leaning and pro-North Korea ideologies.
Park's conservative government began publishing the new textbooks this year despite opposition from liberal critics, who saw them as an attempt to glorify the dictatorship of Park Chung-Hee, late father of the impeached president.
Moon believed "history education must no longer be used for political purposes", Yoon said.
Some 80 middle and high schools in South Korea, just 1.5 percent of the total, have said they would adopt the state-issued books.
The previous Park Geun-Hye administration had introduced state-authored history textbooks at middle and high schools, arguing that some existing tomes reflected left-leaning and pro-North Korea ideologies.
Park's conservative government began publishing the new textbooks this year despite opposition from liberal critics, who saw them as an attempt to glorify the dictatorship of Park Chung-Hee, late father of the impeached president.
Moon believed "history education must no longer be used for political purposes", Yoon said.
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Some 80 middle and high schools in South Korea, just 1.5 percent of the total, have said they would adopt the state-issued books.
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