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Over 70% of parents of elementary school students agree to expand school attendance
Recognized ‘after school learning experience’ as attendance is also possible

With the persistence of the coronavirus infection (Corona 19), kindergartens and elementary, middle and high schools across the country entered the new semester on 2. Last year, 30,000 high school students attended school every year. days, but this year, they go to school every day with students from kindergarten through the second stage of social distancing.

According to the educational community, the new semester will start without delaying the start of school this year, but due to Corona 19, all students are prohibited from attending school.

School attendance density based on distance is ▲ 1st stage 2/3 or less, but adjustable ▲ 1.5 level 2/3 or less ▲ 2nd stage 1/3 or less (2/3 or less for high school) or 2/3 It is the same as last year, as it can be adjusted up to ▲ 2.5 steps less than a third ▲ 3 steps in total remote class

In principle, the density of preschool, primary and secondary schools is one third, since the distance gap applied to the current metropolitan area is initially one third, but many schools have opted for a two-thirds school attendance policy . reflecting the demands of parents to expand school attendance. Even in the non-metropolitan area where the 1.5 distance staging step is applied, the 2/3 density is maintained unless there are exceptional cases.

This decision is based on the fact that quarantine authorities confirmed that there were not many infections in the school last year, and there were particularly few confirmed cases of infants and elementary school students.

There are still many voices concerned about the infection in school, but there is a great demand for further expansion of school attendance.

According to the results of a recent survey conducted by the Seoul Metropolitan Bureau of Education for primary and secondary school parents residing in Seoul, more than 70% of parents of primary school students agreed to soften the principle of attending school to that two- thirds of all students in the school can attend school even in the distance stage 2 to 2.5.

On the other hand, many parents worry about sending their children to school more often. In this case, you can use home study, which is recognized as attendance even if you study at home without going to school.

According to the Ministry of Education and the Provincial Directorate of Education, students can enjoy extracurricular experiences that are recognized by attendance for a maximum of 40 days a year, as in last year. However, it doesn’t give you the option to do whatever you want between school classes and remote classes.

An official from the Ministry of Education said: “If the distance is reorganized, it is inevitable to change the school management policy, but there will be no major changes in the framework.”