Ministry of Education Announces Return to In-Person Classes Starting April 4... Likely Beginning with 3rd-Year High School Students in Mid-Month
Transition to Daily Quarantine System from the 6th
Gradual Return to School
Euneh Yu, Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs and Minister of Education, is giving opening remarks ahead of a meeting with Kiyoung Choi, Minister of Science and ICT, on building a remote education infrastructure at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the 1st of last month. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Starting from the 6th, as the social distancing measures transition to a daily quarantine system, in-person classes for elementary, middle, and high school students will also be fully implemented.
The Ministry of Education announced that on the 4th at 4 PM, Deputy Prime Minister Yoo Eun-hye will hold an online briefing to announce the schedule and methods related to the resumption of in-person classes.
Based on the information so far, it is expected that the resumption will proceed sequentially, starting with 12th-grade high school students who need to take evaluations for university entrance preparation. Also, 12th graders, who are 18 years old and considered adults, are expected to maintain social distancing even inside classrooms. Earlier, Ki Moran, Chair of the COVID-19 Countermeasures Committee of the Korean Society of Preventive Medicine, stated, "Since 12th graders are almost adults, they can understand the situation and follow the guidelines, but middle school students might find it somewhat difficult," adding, "It would be better for only 12th graders, who really need to attend school for entrance exams, to return first, and for other grades to return gradually."
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The timing is expected to shift to in-person classes around the 19th, after the 14-day maximum incubation period of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has passed following a sharp increase in floating population during the holiday period. There is also a possibility that it could be slightly earlier, around the 13th or 14th.
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