Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Requests Ministry of Education for 2 Weeks of Remote Classes in Seongbuk and Gangbuk Districts

Student Density: One-Third for Kindergarten, Elementary, and Middle Schools
Recommendation to Maintain Two-Thirds for High Schools Planned

Cho Hee-yeon, Superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, is announcing the plan for in-person classes on the 18th at the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education in Jongno-gu, Seoul. This plan, which includes the Ministry of Education's phased and sequential in-person class announcement according to social distancing in daily life and the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education's detailed implementation measures, stipulates that for 3rd-year high school students, attending school daily is the principle, while 1st and 2nd-year students will operate on a biweekly basis by grade and class, combining remote and in-person classes. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] As confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) rapidly increase mainly in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education has requested the Ministry of Education to recommend remote classes and the closure of private academies in schools located in Seongbuk and Gangbuk districts of Seoul.

On the 16th, Cho Hee-yeon, Superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, held an emergency meeting regarding the resurgence of COVID-19 at the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education and said that they requested the Ministry of Education to implement academic operation measures equivalent to social distancing level 2.

Superintendent Cho stated, "We intend to recommend that kindergartens, elementary, and middle schools maintain one-third of student density, and high schools maintain two-thirds in Seoul area schools."

He added, "Considering the seriousness of the situation at Sarang Jeil Church in Seongbuk, all schools under the jurisdiction of the Seongbuk-Gangbuk Education Support Office will switch to remote classes for two weeks, and we strongly recommend private academies to close for two weeks as well. We are urgently requesting this from the Ministry of Education."

Seongbuk District is home to Sarang Jeil Church, where confirmed cases have recently surged.

Superintendent Cho added, "We thought we had passed the 80% mark in the fight against COVID-19, but we are now facing a shocking reversal phase where the virus can resurge. I hope everyone does their best to keep schools safe zones from community infections."

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