Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education and Jeonnam Province Provide 'High School Non-Face-to-Face Learning Support Fund' Nationwide for the First Time

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] The Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education and Jeonnam Province announced on the 14th that they will provide non-face-to-face learning support funds to high school students to overcome the COVID-19 educational disaster.

Superintendent Jang Seok-woong and Governor Kim Young-rok jointly announced on the 24th of last month at the Jeonnam Provincial Government briefing room that they would support non-face-to-face learning support funds for high school students and out-of-school youth who were excluded from the government's second emergency disaster relief fund payment.

To provide the support funds, the two organizations collaborated with the Jeonnam Provincial Council to enact the "Jeollanam-do Office of Education Educational Disaster Support Fund Ordinance," which was promulgated on the 13th, and plan to promptly distribute the funds by the 15th.

The recipients are approximately 53,000 students attending high schools in Jeonnam Province and out-of-school youth aged 16 to 18, who will each receive 150,000 KRW regardless of income criteria. High school students will receive the cash through their school banking accounts without a separate application, while out-of-school youth will receive the funds in the accounts submitted during the application process.

The non-face-to-face learning support fund for high school students in Jeonnam amounts to a total of 7.9 billion KRW and is recognized as a model case of overcoming educational disasters, being the first in the nation to be promoted through resource sharing and organic cooperation among the province, cities/counties, and the Office of Education.

Superintendent Jang Seok-woong said, "As we walk a path never traveled before due to COVID-19, I hope this will be of some help to all members of the educational community, including residents and parents who have many concerns," and added, "The Jeonnam Office of Education will do its utmost to help children grow into future talents in a clean natural and healthy ecological environment."

Governor Kim Young-rok also stated, "This support fund for high school students is the result of unprecedented win-win cooperation achieved by the province, the Office of Education, and cities/counties joining hands to overcome the COVID-19 crisis," and added, "We will continue to prioritize thorough COVID-19 prevention and the stabilization of residents' lives in provincial administration."

During the online school opening period in April, the Jeonnam Office of Education and Jeonnam Province also supplied eco-friendly agricultural product packages for school meals worth a total of 16 billion KRW to students' homes, the first nationwide, which later spread as an excellent case of mutual cooperation to overcome COVID-19 across the country.

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