Muan-gun Councilor Lee Jung-woon: "Students' Full Right to Learn Must Be Guaranteed"

Muan County Council Adopts Resolution Urging Establishment of High Schools in Muan Namak and Oryong Districts

Muan County Council adopted the "Resolution Urging the Establishment of a High School in the Namak and Oryong Districts." (Photo by Muan County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Seo Young-seo] The Muan County Council in Jeonnam (Chairman Kim Dae-hyun) announced on the 12th that it adopted the "Resolution Urging the Establishment of High Schools in Namak and Oryong Districts" at the first plenary session of the 2nd regular meeting of the 268th session held on the 10th.

The resolution, proposed by Representative Lee Jung-woon, urges the Ministry of Education to promptly establish high schools in the Namak and Oryong districts of Muan, where the school-age population has reached saturation due to accelerated new town development.

Despite continuous requests from the local community for the establishment of high schools, there has been no significant progress, causing increasing inconvenience to students. The council has stepped forward again to resolve this issue.

In the resolution, the council pointed out that only 32% of middle school graduates in Namak attend Namak High School, the only high school in Namak, while the remaining students endure considerable inconvenience by attending schools in other areas.

It emphasized that with about 1,900 households yet to move into Namak District and a planned population of approximately 7,300 households in the first and second phases of Oryong District expected to move in by 2022, the local educational environment will face even more serious challenges without immediate expansion of educational infrastructure.

Representative Lee Jung-woon, who proposed the resolution, stated, "Once the planned population of Namak New Town fully moves in, an educational crisis will be inevitable," adding, "A high school must be established as soon as possible to ensure students' full right to education."

Meanwhile, the county council plans to deliver the adopted resolution to the National Assembly, the Ministry of Education, and other related agencies, and continue support activities for the establishment of high schools.

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