Ministry of Education: "Attending School Remote Classes at Private Academies Will Be Considered Illegal" (Update)

Park Baek-beom, Vice Minister of Education, is attending the Special Committee on COVID-19 Measures held at the National Assembly on the 12th, reporting on current issues. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Shinwon Yoon] The Ministry of Education has decided to classify some academies that allow students to attend school remote classes at their facilities as illegal.

On the 9th, Deputy Minister of Education Baekbeom Park announced the results of a meeting with 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education regarding the new semester opening task force, stating that they will intensively crack down on such academies.

Deputy Minister Park said, "We understand well that academies are in difficult circumstances and find it hard to participate in closures," adding, "We will try to open the way for academies to conduct remote classes as much as possible."

Earlier, some academies began recruiting students by offering to manage the school's remote classes at their facilities ahead of the online opening of elementary, middle, and high schools. This was criticized for going against the authorities' intention of implementing online openings to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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