Gwangju Police and Firefighters Shine with Efforts Against Tardiness and Exam Site Confusion

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] On the 3rd, when the 2021 College Scholastic Ability Test was held, the efforts of the police and fire department in transporting examinees who were late or went to the wrong test site in Gwangju shone brightly.

According to the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency, 11 requests for assistance related to the CSAT were received from 6:00 a.m. to 8:10 a.m. that day.

Transportation to test sites with imminent start times accounted for 6 cases, the most frequent, followed by 2 cases of test site confusion, 1 patient transport, and 2 others.

At around 7:40 a.m., an examinee in front of Pungam High School in Seo-gu, Gwangju urgently asked a traffic police officer for help to go home to get their ID card. The officer transported the examinee to their home in Hwajeong-dong, Seo-gu, retrieved the ID card, and safely transported them to the test site.

Also, at around 7:58 a.m., a 112 emergency call was received reporting difficulty arriving at the test site on time. Officer Kim Seokhyun of Suwan Police Substation carried out an urgent transport operation to Jeonnam High School in Seo-gu, the test site.

They also responded swiftly to transport examinees who went to the wrong test site.

At around 8:05 a.m., two examinees who mistook the test site for Seokseok High School urgently requested help at Seoseok High School, and the officers safely transported the two examinees to Seoksan High School test site.

The fire department’s efforts continued as well.

An examinee with a leg injury who had difficulty moving entered the test site by riding a 119 ambulance, and examinees under self-quarantine due to COVID-19 were also transported to separate test sites.

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