Reiterating that the Central Election Commission has announced the election matters for the 15th President and Vice President, all levels of school personnel should strictly adhere to matters related to educational and administrative neutrality.

Explanation:

1. In accordance with the Ministry of Education's letters of August 28, 108 (2019), Tai Jiao Ren (1) Zi Di 1080125904

and October 24, 108 (2019), Tai Jiao Ren (1) Zi Di 1080149303

handled.

2. The aforementioned election announcement was issued on September 12 of this year (108), and the application for candidacy registration for the 15th President and Vice President and the 10th Legislative Yuan will be accepted from November 18 to 22 of this year.

The election for the aforementioned personnel will be held on January 11, 109 (2020). During the election period, school personnel should strictly abide by the relevant provisions of the Organic Law of Education and the Civil Service Neutrality Act (hereinafter referred to as the Neutrality Act) to uphold educational and

administrative neutrality. Furthermore, in accordance with Articles 5 and 19 of the Civil Service Act, civil servants should be diligent and prudent, and should not use public property unless it is necessary for their duties. In addition, according to the relevant provisions of the Neutrality Act, civil servants shall not use their official authority or administrative resources to engage in related political activities or behaviors to support specific political parties or candidates for public office.

3. In addition, according to Article 6 of the Organic Law of Education: "Education shall be based on the principle of neutrality. Schools shall not

engage in propaganda or activities for specific political groups. Competent educational administrative agencies and schools shall not force school administrative personnel, teachers, and students to participate in any political

groups or activities." Please use various assemblies and related teaching opportunities to promote the concepts of democracy and the rule of law, and to purify the election atmosphere among faculty, staff, students, and to not

4. Furthermore, according to Article 12 of the Civil Service Neutrality Act, administrative resources that civil servants manage in their official capacity, whether accepting or not accepting applications from political parties, other political groups, or candidates for public office according to law, should be handled with impartiality and fairness in their discretion, and there should be no differential treatment. Therefore, if candidates rent school venues for activities, they should be handled with impartiality.

5. Related interpretations can be found on the Civil Service Protection and Training Commission's website (http://www.csptc.gov.tw) under the "Laws and Interpretations" section, within "Administrative Neutrality Interpretations."

人，利用職權或動用行政資源從事相關政治活動或行為。

三、另依教育基本法第6條規定：「教育應本中立原則。學校不

得為特定政治團體從事宣傳或活動。主管教育行政機關及

學校亦不得強迫學校行政人員、教師及學生參加任何政治

團體或活動。」請學校利用各種集會及相關教學機會，向

教職員工生宣導民主法治及淨化選舉風氣之理念，並不得

從事有違教育中立及影響校園學習環境安寧之活動。

四、次依行政中立法第12條規定，公務人員於職務上掌管之行

政資源，受理或不受理政黨、其他政治團體或公職候選人

依法申請之事項，其裁量應秉持公正、公平之立場處理，

不得有差別待遇。是以，倘候選人向學校租借場地辦理活

動，應秉持公正立場處理。

五、相關釋示可至公務人員保障暨培訓委員會（http://www.

csptc.gov.tw）之「法規及函釋」項下，「行政中立函

釋」查詢。