Jeonnam Provincial Assembly Member Yoon Myung-hee Points Out Excessive Unused Funds in School Violence Prevention Projects

Yoon Myung-hee, Jeonnam Provincial Assembly Member

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Yoon Myung-hee, a member of the Jeonnam Provincial Assembly, strongly criticized the high unused funds in the school violence prevention support project and the multicultural and North Korean defector children education support project within Jeonnam province.

On the 9th, Yoon Myung-hee revealed that during the administrative audit held on the 6th at the Damyang Office of Education, she pointed out the high unused funds in the school violence prevention support project and the multicultural and North Korean defector children education support project within the operating expenses of the Gwangyang Office of Education and requested improvements.

On that day, Councilor Yoon stated, “In the case of the Gwangyang Office of Education, the school violence prevention support project budget is a total of 362 million KRW, of which 79.9% is currently unused,” and added, “There are also many unused funds in the multicultural and North Korean defector children education support project. Isn’t the budget excessively allocated?”

Jo Jeong-ja, Superintendent of the Gwangyang Office of Education, responded, “Since the School Violence Countermeasure Committee was transferred to the Education Support Office’s School Violence Countermeasure Autonomous Committee, the budget was intended for installing meeting rooms, counseling rooms, and buildings, but it was changed to rental, so the remaining budget was cut. Also, the multicultural-related budget was mostly cut or returned because the project could not be promoted due to COVID-19.”

In response, Councilor Yoon Myung-hee criticized, “Cutting and returning operating expenses like this is not a responsible attitude,” and ordered, “In the case of multicultural support, there are many visiting support systems, so please prepare measures to ensure that the budget established for multicultural and North Korean defector children is used appropriately.”

Additionally, she pointed out the frequent safety accidents during physical education classes at the Yeosu Office of Education and demanded measures regarding the necessity of physical education teachers obtaining safety education certification.

Furthermore, she inquired about the status of the ‘Gokseong Youth Nae Green School,’ a youth autonomous planning project of the Gokseong Office of Education, and requested the preparation of incentive payment plans to increase participation rates and ensure smooth operation.

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