Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education and Army 31st Division Conduct Joint Special School Disinfection

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education (Superintendent Jang Hwikuk) announced on the 17th that, together with the Army 31st Division (Division Commander So Youngmin), it will conduct special disinfection of public and private emergency care operating schools until the 19th to prevent COVID-19 and curb its spread in the region.

In addition, according to the schedule changes such as further postponement of school openings, special disinfection will be carried out for all schools in the Gwangju area during the week before school starts.

The Gwangju Office of Education will provide disinfectants and other quarantine supplies, and the 31st Division will support with personnel and equipment, conducting a joint civil-military special disinfection of all institutions in the Gwangju area, including kindergartens, elementary, middle, high, and special schools.

To this end, disinfection schedules have been finalized by the five districts and schools in the Gwangju area, deploying 350 to 400 army soldiers daily, with a total of about 1,000 disinfection personnel, equipment, and materials fully supporting the simultaneous indoor classroom and outdoor disinfection of schools over three days.

In particular, to alleviate parents' concerns about difficulties in operating emergency care and vulnerabilities in disinfection due to the postponement of school openings, meticulous focused disinfection will be prioritized for emergency care classrooms, desks, chairs, and handles at 279 public and private kindergarten emergency care operating schools (633 emergency care classes).

Although disinfection of all schools was initially planned, in preparation for the additional postponement of school openings, disinfection will first be conducted on emergency care classes. If the extension of school opening is confirmed, disinfection of all schools will be conducted during the week before school starts.

To this end, the Gwangju Office of Education will establish a joint civil-military disinfection system and designate on-site support teams (33 members) by district and school to ensure rapid disinfection of schools at all levels.

It is expected that this civil-military cooperation will result in budget savings of around 200 million KRW.

Meanwhile, the Gwangju Office of Education has previously conducted special disinfection in two phases?first from February 12 to February 17, and second from February 20 to February 29?covering all 503 schools (including institutions) in the Gwangju area, including public and private kindergartens.

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