Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education Requests Investigation for One Child Who Did Not Attend Elementary School Entrance Preliminary Assembly

Completion of Locating 1,369 Children Absent from Preliminary Assembly

The photo shows a teacher greeting a new student at an outdoor booth set up for the new student preliminary gathering on the afternoon of the 6th at Banpo Elementary School playground in Seocho-gu, Seoul.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] The Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 22nd that it has identified the whereabouts of all school-age children except one among the 1,369 who did not attend the preliminary enrollment held on the 4th and 5th at 226 public elementary schools in the district.

Regarding the one whose whereabouts have not been identified, an investigation was requested to the police on the 7th, and the police are currently locating the child.

The number of school-age children for the 2021 academic year is 20,326, an increase of 183 from the previous year. The number of children who did not attend the preliminary enrollment was 1,369, a decrease of 147 from the previous year.

The Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education explained that it plans to thoroughly manage children who have not yet enrolled by preparing individual management cards for each child who has not enrolled by the admission date (March 2), and conducting safety checks at least once a month.

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