Elders Head Out to Sanitize at the 'Sonju School'

Busan Southern Office of Education Collaborates with Busanjin and Nam-gu Senior Clubs for School Disinfection
Committed to Preventing COVID-19 and Creating a Safe Educational Environment

Busan Metropolitan Office of Education building. Senior Club elders plan to visit various schools, where their grandchildren's age group studies, to carry out volunteer disinfection activities.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Elderly citizens are stepping up to assist with quarantine activities typically carried out by students who are their grandchildren's generation.

Busan Southern Office of Education announced on the 8th that, in collaboration with Busanjin Senior Club and Nam-gu Senior Club, it will conduct school disinfection activities until the end of this year to prevent COVID-19 infections and to create a pleasant and safe educational environment.

Busanjin Senior Club organizes six teams of 3 to 4 members each for disinfection, working every Friday from 4 PM to 8 PM, and on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 AM to 2 PM, disinfecting 94 applicant schools (2 kindergartens, 51 elementary schools, 29 middle schools, 11 high schools, and 1 special school).

Nam-gu Senior Club supports disinfection personnel (2 to 6 people per school) for 19 schools (2 kindergartens, 7 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 8 high/special schools) that have requested assistance, providing 4 hours of disinfection work per day according to the agreed schedule.

Kim Sook-jung, head of the Southern Office of Education, said, “We are grateful that the senior clubs in the district are supporting schools struggling with quarantine management during the COVID-19 situation,” and added, “The Southern Office of Education will also spare no effort in supporting the creation of an educational environment where students can safely attend classes.”

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