Education panel proposes dismissed teachers surrender licenses

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuhiko Torii (R), chairman of the Central Education Council, presents an interim report summarizing his panel's recommendations on education reform to Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Atsuko Toyama on Dec. 25. The panel proposed taking away the licenses of teachers who are dishonorably dismissed.

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