Park Joo-jeong Inaugurated as the 16th Superintendent of Gwangju Seobu Education Office... Begins Full-Scale Duties

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Park Joo-jung, the 16th Superintendent of Gwangju Seobu Office of Education, held an inauguration ceremony on the 1st and officially began his duties.

The inauguration ceremony was held modestly with only some directors and staff at the bureau and department head level attending, in accordance with the recent administrative order enforcing social distancing level 3 due to COVID-19.

Superintendent Park began his career in education in 1992 as a teacher at Geumpa Technical High School.

He has dedicated 29 years to the development of education, serving as vice principal of Geumdang Middle School, head of secondary education at Gwangju Dongbu Office of Education, head of democratic human rights and life education at the city education office, director of education support at Dongbu Office of Education, and principal of Jeonnam Technical High School.

In particular, during his time as a supervisor, he established the Gwangju Youth Education Center to prevent students from dropping out due to school maladjustment. Later, he discovered 100 like-minded teachers and, through fundraising activities, opened the urban alternative school ‘Yongyeon School,’ which grew into a national Wee School model.

He also played a leading role in establishing the Geumran Classroom, the School Violence Counseling Support Center, and operating the rapid response team for at-risk students called ‘Bureumi.’ In recognition of these efforts, he was awarded the ‘Korea Civil Servant Award (Green Stripes Order of Service Merit)’ in 2017.

Superintendent Park Joo-jung said, “I feel a heavy responsibility for the ‘happier Seobu education community together,’” and added, “Even amid the serious COVID-19 crisis, the Seobu Office of Education will do its utmost to thoroughly identify and closely support safety blind spots in schools, so that it can be reborn as a more trusted institution.”

He continued, “I hope everyone actively participates in realizing transparent educational administration.”

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