Seongdong-gu 'Walking School Bus' Satisfaction Rate 95.8%

Seongdong-gu 'Walking School Bus' Parents Highly Satisfied with Real-Time Communication on School Arrival... After-School Program to Expand to 3 Hours Daily from March Following Demand Survey

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jung Won-oh) conducted a ‘2019 Second Half Usage Satisfaction Survey’ on the ‘Walking School Bus’ program operated for all elementary schools in the area, revealing that over 95.8% of residents were satisfied.

The ‘Walking School Bus’ means a ‘walking school bus,’ where about eight traffic safety instructors accompany children heading in the same direction, using smartphones to facilitate real-time information exchange with parents, ensuring a two-way communication-based safety program for commuting to and from school.

Seongdong-gu was the first in the nation to operate the Walking School Bus for all elementary schools in the area. In the second half of last year, a total of 76 traffic safety instructors were responsible for the safe commuting of about 900 children across 17 elementary schools and 37 routes.

The ‘2019 Second Half Usage Satisfaction Survey’ showed that more than 95.8% of residents were satisfied with the program. Parents gave high marks for real-time communication with traffic safety instructors via smartphones. Especially, working parents and those with multiple children, who find it difficult to accompany their children in the morning, highly appreciated being able to contact the instructors directly to accurately know their children’s commuting status.

The district operates the ‘Walking School Bus’ for elementary school students in grades 1 to 3 and is piloting after-school use as well. After conducting a demand survey during school vacations for elementary schools, the Walking School Bus will be actively expanded from March to operate three hours a day (one hour in the morning, two hours in the afternoon), including after school.

Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, stated, “Through the solid operation of related projects such as our children’s traffic safety guardians and the Walking School Bus, we will achieve zero child traffic accidents and create a safe and happy city for children.”

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