'Chalkboards' Producing Dust to Disappear from Schools in Busan Area

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jonghyo] The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 23rd that it will promote the 'Old Blackboard Replacement Project,' which replaces chalkboards that produce dust from regular chalk (carbonate chalk) with dust-free blackboards to protect the health of students and staff.

According to a full survey of school blackboards conducted by the Busan Office of Education in December last year, 27.7% (6,422) of the total 23,197 blackboards in local elementary, middle, and high schools were regular chalkboards.

Accordingly, the Office of Education will spend 3.1 billion KRW this year to replace 4,161 regular chalkboards that have been installed for more than eight years in 209 schools.

The new blackboards to be installed will be decided by gathering opinions from teachers at each school among various types such as enamel blackboards, dry (wet) blackboards, and whiteboards.

Furthermore, regular chalkboards that have exceeded their usage period will be replaced with dust-free blackboards according to the mid-term educational environment improvement project plan.

Kim Changju, head of the Facilities Division at the Busan Office of Education, said, "The blackboard replacement project is being promoted to create a healthy and pleasant teaching and learning environment for students and staff," adding, "We will continue to replace blackboards additionally, considering the opinions of the educational community and the characteristics of each school."

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