Jeonbuk Students Returning to School... Will It Proceed Without Issues?

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Geon-ju] On the 20th, when priority attendance for high school seniors was implemented, there were no additional confirmed cases in Daegu area schools except for one confirmed case, so the sequential attendance of kindergarten, elementary, middle, and high school students in Jeonbuk region is expected to proceed as announced by the Ministry of Education.

According to the Jeonbuk Office of Education on the 22nd, despite the temporary attendance of small-scale elementary and middle schools nationwide and high school seniors, except for one confirmed case nationwide, no additional confirmed cases have been reported. Therefore, on the 27th, 2nd-year high school students, 3rd-year middle school students, 1st and 2nd-grade elementary students, and kindergarteners will proceed with phase 1 attendance.

Phase 2 attendance will be on the 3rd of next month for 1st-year high school students, 2nd-year middle school students, and 3rd and 4th-grade elementary students, and finally on the 8th for 1st-year middle school students and 5th and 6th-grade elementary students.

The Jeonbuk Office of Education has also established an 'attendance principle' and is closely monitoring epidemiological investigation results according to the Ministry of Education's policy.

Since the attendance of high school seniors on the 20th, a total of 78 students in the province?76 high school students and 2 elementary students?have shown symptoms such as mild fever through self-diagnosis at schools. Among them, 31 students have tested negative as of 4 p.m. on the 22nd.

The 78 symptomatic students are automatically classified as symptomatic and prohibited from attending school if their temperature exceeds 37.5° through the self-diagnosis survey test.

Regarding this, a Jeonbuk Office of Education official said, "Even if one or two students waiting for test results are confirmed positive, except for the affected school and nearby adjacent areas, other schools will adhere to the principle of attendance," adding, "If a confirmed student appears, the affected school or class will inevitably switch to remote education."

Regarding the college entrance schedule for high school seniors, the official added, "Unlike the rumors of postponement of the CSAT in Seoul and Gyeonggi areas, it is expected to proceed as announced by the Ministry of Education in December without any major issues."

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