Jeonju-si Elementary, Middle, and High School Parents' Association Demands Second Round of Agricultural Produce Package Support

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Geon-ju] The Parents' Association of Elementary, Middle, and High Schools in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, demanded that the second phase of the eco-friendly agricultural product package support project be promptly implemented, as the first phase received positive responses from parents.

The association held a press conference on the 17th at the Jeollabuk-do Office of Education briefing room, stating, "The packages supported to 213,000 people in the province by the end of May should be additionally provided in a second phase following the first."

They also emphasized, "A public meal supply center should be established to provide safe and high-quality school meals," and "Non-discriminatory support should be extended to out-of-school youth as recommended by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission."

Furthermore, they reiterated, "Since many agricultural products deteriorated during the first delivery process, cooling boxes should be used in the second phase," and "Restrictions on distribution between cities and counties should be removed, and parental monitoring should be conducted for the package support project."

The association revealed that the agricultural product packages received by students in the province showed significant differences in quantity and quality between city and county regions, and about 500 million KRW out of the 6.8 billion KRW budget spent in the first phase was consumed by packaging and delivery costs, resulting in less than expected quantities.

In particular, they proposed that monitoring the issues of the second phase package support project could be improved by surveying 237 parents who participated in the questionnaire regarding this proposal.

Parents' associations of elementary, middle, and high schools, school operation committees, and Professor Cheon Ho-seong of the Jeollabuk-do Future Education Research Institute, who participated in the press conference, expressed their welcome, saying, "We heard that the city, county, provincial government, and the Office of Education are currently discussing the main contents to enable the second phase of package support."

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