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As the ‘social distancing’ stage to respond to the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) has been downgraded to stage 1, the number of school attendance nationwide will drop to two-thirds starting on the 19th. On the morning of the 12th, students go to the school at Changcheon Elementary School in Mapo-gu, Seoul, and are checking the heat and hand sanitizer. Yunhap news
The Seoul Metropolitan Bureau of Education announced on the 12th that as of the 19th it will reduce the density of kindergarten, elementary, middle and high school to less than two-thirds of enrolled students, and that first-grade primary and first-grade students from secondary school will hold daily classes. According to the academic management plan of the Ministry of Education of the previous day, the preparation period of one week from the end of the intensive Chuseok special quarantine period was decided.
In schools with less than 300 students, autonomy is also granted to schools so that students can attend classes even in the range of two-thirds or more, depending on the conditions of the school and the opinions of the members of the school. school. This is also a follow-up to the academic management plan of the Ministry of Education, which changed the standard for small schools from 60 or less to 300 or less. As of April this year, there are 132 schools in Seoul with less than 300 students (76 elementary schools, 45 middle schools, and 11 high schools).
Earlier on the 16th of last month, Seoul Superintendent Jo Hee-yeon held a press conference and asked the Ministry of Education to disclose the “ daily school attendance for primary and first-year freshmen. high school ” with the premise of observing quarantine measures. This is because, after entering a higher school, this year’s school classes have been interrupted for several months, so measures are needed to adjust to school and prevent poor basic education. As a result of a survey of primary and secondary students, parents and teachers in Seoul from 23 to 26 last month, 68.4% of parents in first-year primary school and 57.6% of parents in secondary school of Freshmen agreed to attend school every day.
Example of daily school attendance for first graders. Provided by the Seoul Metropolitan Bureau of Education
Superintendent Cho said, “Thank you to the Ministry of Education for actively reflecting the needs of the provincial superintendent,” he said. “I hope to contribute to the adaptation of school life and close the educational gap during the coronavirus through the expansion of classes for introductory students.”
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