Boseong-gun Supports High School Freshmen Uniforms and Introduces Edu Taxi

"Take a Taxi to School!" Boseong-gun Makes Significant Strides in Realizing Universal Educational Welfare

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Yong-chul] Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 19th that following last year's free school uniform support for middle school freshmen, this year it will introduce free school uniform support for high school freshmen and Edu Taxi.

The free school uniform support began last year with a budget of 32 million KRW (50% from the Provincial Office of Education, 50% from the county) for middle school freshmen (105 students), and this year it will be expanded to include high school freshmen. A total of 554 new students in middle and high schools in the area (251 middle school students, 303 high school students) will receive uniform support.

The support amount per student is 300,000 KRW, and applications can be made after receiving guidance through the school website and home correspondence.

Starting in March, the Edu Taxi project will begin at six schools including Miryeok Elementary and Nodong Elementary to support commuting for rural students.

Edu Taxi was introduced to alleviate inconveniences for elementary and middle school students living in transportation-vulnerable areas, targeting students whose commuting time exceeds one hour and commuting distance is over 2 km. Support will be provided to six schools (21 students).

A county official said, "By introducing Edu Taxi, we expect to relieve the inconvenience of long-distance commuting students and further improve their concentration and satisfaction with school life," adding, "We will continue to lead in providing education without discrimination with the goal of realizing universal educational welfare."

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