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An employee of a kindergarten in Mok-dong, Seoul, was diagnosed with a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in August, and the children were brought home. The picture shows the kindergarten where the confirmed patient occurred this afternoon. [사진 제공 = 연합뉴스]As all schools in the metropolitan area begin remote classes on the 15th, the debate over kindergarten fees is reigniting. I have already paid the kindergarten fees, but I think that since the children take classes at home, they should receive a partial tuition reduction.
The Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi Bureaux of Education announced that starting on the 15th, the kindergartens, elementary and special schools in the building will switch to distance classes. After the Seoul Metropolitan Bureau of Education stopped attending middle and high schools from the 7th to the 28th of this month, the goals for remote classes have been expanded to the entire school level.
The Seoul Metropolitan Bureau of Education explained that the entire school will be holding remote classes until the end of the year and the Incheon City Bureau of Education will provide additional information. The Gyeonggi-do Education Office will hold distance classes until the end of this month.
It has been about three months since the entire metropolitan area school became remote classes. It is interpreted to have taken three steps preemptively, the highest step in social distancing from the severe spread of crown 19.
However, parental concerns are growing deeper. There is already confusion about whether kindergartens have to pay full cost, even if they switch to remote classes focused on local moms cafes.
Parents of kindergarten children, in the community, “I paid this month, but could not go to kindergarten”, “Private kindergarten seems to be discretionary, but I think I will pay all expenses this time.” “And so.
This is not the first time that a controversy has arisen over kindergarten fees since the Corona 19 incident. In particular, the voice of tuition returns was loud, centered on parents sending their children to kindergartens. private childhood. They pointed out that although their children cannot go to kindergarten, it is not reasonable to pay the full amount of kindergarten expenses, including kindergarten activity expenses, vehicle expenses, and snack expenses. Petitions related to the operation of private kindergartens appeared several times on the website of the Blue House National Petition.
As parental reaction to kindergarten tuition intensified, the Ministry of Education provided half of the kindergarten fees for March and April as an additional budget. However, in the second half of the year, it seems difficult to support the return of kindergarten fees.
A Ministry of Education official said: “We made an exception for the kindergarten support budget in March and April last year, but it is difficult to organize a separate budget for now.” Said.
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