All Schools in Busan Open... 170,000 Students Including Elementary, Middle, High Schools and Kindergartens Return on the 27th

Busan Metropolitan Office of Education Implements Alternating Day, Alternating Week, and Divided Classes for 2nd Year High, 3rd Year Middle, 1st-2nd Year Elementary, and Kindergarten Students

Kim Seok-jun, Superintendent of Busan Education, is encouraging first and second graders as they arrive at Busan Sujeong Elementary School on the morning of the 27th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] On the 27th, the return to school began for 2nd-year high school students, 3rd-year middle school students, 1st and 2nd-grade elementary students, and kindergarten students, completing the reopening of all schools in the Busan area since 3rd-year high school students started on the 20th.

According to the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, the number of students attending school on this day includes 26,930 2nd-year high school students, 23,430 3rd-year middle school students, 51,978 1st and 2nd-grade elementary students, and 40,740 kindergarten students. Adding the 26,710 3rd-year high school students who first returned on the 20th, a total of 169,788 students are currently attending in-person classes.

Among the schools opening on this day, oversized schools include 26 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools, while overcrowded schools include 20 elementary schools, 9 middle schools, and 10 high schools. These schools operate on alternate day or alternate week schedules and split classes.

Emergency care classrooms are operating normally according to the alternate day and alternate week academic schedules.

The Office of Education prepared detailed guidelines in five areas?academic operations, curriculum, health education, budget support, and teacher attendance?and provided them to schools at all levels in advance.

To guide schools on handling student attendance, evaluation, and record-keeping during in-person classes amid COVID-19, a ‘COVID-19 Response Guidelines for Attendance, Evaluation, and Record-Keeping during In-Person Classes’ was also issued to schools at all levels.

To avoid placing burdens due to COVID-19, projects that were suspended due to school closures and remote classes will be fully reviewed, and projects deemed unnecessary will be abolished or reduced.

Kim Seok-jun, Superintendent of Education of Busan City, plans to visit Sujeong Elementary School in the morning to encourage 1st and 2nd-grade elementary students returning to school and to inspect the cafeteria, classrooms, and other aspects of in-person classes.

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