One Week Before College Entrance Exam, All High Schools in Busan Prohibited from Attending In-Person Classes... Switching to Remote Learning

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Ahead of the college entrance exam day on December 3, all high schools in Busan will switch to remote classes for one week from November 26 to December 2.

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education (Superintendent Kim Seok-jun) took this measure to prevent COVID-19 infection among examinees and to ensure stable administration of the exam by prohibiting high school students from attending in-person classes starting one week before the exam day.

On December 4, the day after the exam, schools may also choose remote classes at their discretion for quarantine and other reasons.

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education has formed a “CSAT Quarantine Task Force” led by the Deputy Superintendent, consisting of senior officials from related departments within the education office responsible for quarantine operations, exam site facility inspections, and infectious disease situation management.

Exam sites will be operated separately as general exam sites for regular examinees (62 schools, 1160 rooms), separate exam sites for self-quarantined students (2 schools, 16 rooms), and hospital exam sites for confirmed cases. Hospital exam sites will be set up if confirmed cases occur.

At general exam sites, the number of students per exam room will be reduced from the usual 28 to 24 to maintain safe distancing between examinees.

Separate exam rooms (2 to 4 rooms) will also be set up within exam sites for examinees showing symptoms such as fever or cough on the exam day.

Examinees must wear masks at all times during the exam. Mask standards are: general masks or higher in general exam rooms, and health masks or higher (KF80 equivalent or higher, KF94 equivalent or higher recommended) in separate exam rooms and sites. Valve masks and radiation masks are not allowed.

Additionally, acrylic partitions to block droplet infection will be installed on all examinees’ desks.

Lunch should be eaten at each student’s own seat in the exam room with personal packed meals and water. Group meals are prohibited.

Superintendent Kim Seok-jun stated, “We will do our best to manage quarantine and operate exam sites so that examinees can take the exam in a comfortable and safe environment with peace of mind.”

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