Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education Expands Preliminary Assembly for New Elementary Students to Weekday Evenings and Weekends

Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education building (Photo by Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Yushin] Starting this year, the preliminary orientation for new students at 224 public elementary schools in Daegu will be expanded to weekday evenings and weekends.

The Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education (Superintendent Kang Eunhee) announced that from the 3rd to the 7th, based on the school principal's discretion, an additional preliminary orientation for new students will be held voluntarily either on weekday evenings or weekends. This is to increase the opportunity for parents of new elementary school students to attend the preliminary orientation.

According to the Office of Education, the number of children eligible for elementary school admission in Daegu this year is 20,189, including six-year-old children born in 2013 and children who were not enrolled in school the previous year.

When registering for admission, guardians must check the distributed school attendance notice and attend the preliminary orientation at the school their child or ward will attend, together with the child, unless there are special circumstances. If absent without prior notice, the child will be classified as requiring location and safety verification, and procedures such as phone contact and home visits will be conducted to confirm the child's whereabouts.

A representative from the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education said, "This measure will improve convenience for parents, including working couples, and increase the attendance rate at the preliminary orientation. We will cooperate with local governments, police, and related agencies to ensure that not a single child is missed and their safety is confirmed until the end."

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