Daegu and Gyeongbuk Superintendents of Education Join 30% Salary Cut ... "Sharing Citizens' Pain"

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Young-wook] The superintendents of education in Daegu and Gyeongbuk will participate in a campaign to return 30% of their salaries to share the pain with the people suffering from the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

On the 24th, Kang Eun-hee, Superintendent of Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education, announced that she will return about 12 million won, equivalent to 30% of her annual salary, for the next four months. Superintendent Kang said, "I hope this will be a small help to the citizens of Daegu who are going through many difficulties due to COVID-19."

The Daegu Office of Education decided to conduct a fundraising campaign separately from the superintendent.

Lim Jong-sik, Superintendent of Gyeongbuk Provincial Office of Education, also announced on the same day that he will join the salary return campaign. He plans to return 30% of his salary for four months to support the purchase of daily necessities for vulnerable students.

Superintendent Lim stated, "The donation campaign to support the purchase of daily necessities for vulnerable students in the province will continue until the end of this month."

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