Gyeonggi Office of Education to Install 'Air Purifiers' in All Schools... 68,975 Schools

Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education has completed the installation of air purifiers in all school classrooms within the province.

On the 11th, the Gyeonggi Office of Education announced that it has completed the installation of air purifiers in a total of 46,91 schools, including public and private kindergartens, elementary, middle, high, and special schools, with a total of 68,975 general classrooms.

On the 12th, Gyeonggi Superintendent of Education Lee Jae-jung will visit Suwon Maetan Elementary School, the last school in the province to have air purifiers installed, along with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Yoo Eun-hye, to inspect the completion of the air purifier installation.

Since 2017, the Gyeonggi Office of Education has invested a total budget of 78.5 billion won to install air purifiers in school classrooms to protect students' health from fine dust and create a safe educational environment.

Han Geun-soo, head of the Educational Environment Improvement Division at the Gyeonggi Office of Education, stated, "The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education will do its best to maintain and manage air purifiers so that all students can attend classes in classrooms safe from fine dust."

The Gyeonggi Office of Education will produce and distribute a maintenance and management manual tailored to school conditions within the year.

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