Gangseo-gu Holds 3rd Child Participation Committee Policy Report Meeting

Adolescents Present Five Policies by Category...Last Year's Bus Stop No-Smoking Signs, Study Room Helper Operation Reflected in District Administration

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] "Among my activities over the past year, the most memorable was visiting the District Office Family Policy Division to conduct an interview regarding proposals for students' safe return home... Although I will enter high school this year and cannot participate in the committee activities, I will always keep an interest in youth policies!" (Bae Seoyeon, 3rd-year student at Gonghang Middle School - Chairperson of the Human Rights Subcommittee)

Gangseo-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Roh Hyun-song) will hold the 3rd Children’s Participation Committee Policy Report Meeting on the 16th at 4 p.m. in the large conference room on the 3rd floor of the district office.

The policy report meeting is a time for children belonging to the 3rd Children’s Participation Committee to propose policies to the district and the education office based on discussions and research conducted over the past year.

To discover more in-depth policies, regular monthly discussions were held by each subcommittee, and when schedules such as exam periods were difficult, opinions were shared via SNS.

The representatives of each of the five selected subcommittees will directly explain the background and expected effects of their proposed policies.

First, the Elementary Subcommittee proposes improving the quality of school meals and operating a student-led school meal evaluation team.

Additionally, the Education and Welfare Subcommittees will present on providing various career and job experience opportunities and measures to address fine dust within schools.

Next, the Culture Subcommittee will request plans to revitalize indoor gymnasiums, and the Human Rights Subcommittee will present on activating online education for child abuse prevention and expanding the Women’s Safety Scout system to include youth.

At the policy report meeting, District Mayor Roh Hyun-song, along with district and education office officials and other policy stakeholders, will attend to listen to the proposals directly and explain on-site whether the policies will be reflected.

Last year, the district incorporated policies proposed by the 2nd Children’s Participation Committee into district administration, installing semi-permanent no-smoking signs at bus stops and assigning helpers to youth study rooms to foster a study-friendly atmosphere.

District Mayor Roh Hyun-song said, “Listening to the voices of children and youth is the most important part of planning and executing policies for them. We will continue to attentively listen to the policy reports from the Children’s Participation Committee and actively reflect them in district administration.”

Along with the policy report meeting, the inauguration ceremony for 45 members of the 4th Children’s Participation Committee, who will be active this year, will also be held.

The district expects that with seven members from multicultural families and out-of-school children included in the committee, a more diverse range of voices will be reflected in policies.

Education and Youth Division (2600-6767)

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