Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education and Jeju Provincial Office of Education Sign Agreement on Peace and Human Rights Education

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education and Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Office of Education have agreed to conduct peace and human rights education using the Yeosu-Suncheon 10·19 Incident and Jeju 4·3 Incident as mediums. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] The Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education and the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Office of Education will jointly conduct peace and human rights education based on solidarity and sharing, using the Yeosu-Suncheon 10·19 Incident and Jeju 4·3 Incident as a medium.

On the 12th, the two education offices signed a memorandum of understanding at the Yeosu Education Support Office's main conference room, agreeing to mutually cooperate to promote peace and human rights education.

Through this agreement, administrative and financial support will be provided to ensure that commemorative classes, events, and experiential learning related to Yeosu-Suncheon 10·19 and Jeju 4·3 peace and human rights education are actively conducted in schools.

Educational programs such as training for teachers and students related to peace and human rights education, as well as study trips, will be operated, and support for research activities will also be strengthened.

The signing ceremony was attended by the two superintendents Jang Seok-woong and Lee Seok-moon, officials in charge, members of the Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Council, bereaved family associations, Yuseong-su, Chair of the Education Committee of the Jeonnam Provincial Council, Assemblyman Lee Kwang-il, and Park Jin-kwon, Chair of the Yeosu-Suncheon 10·19 Special Committee.

The attendees exchanged symbolic badges shaped like camellia flowers, which represent the Yeosu 10·19 and Jeju 4·3 incidents, sharing the meaning and lessons of the histories of the two regions with the same roots.

After the ceremony, they discussed mutual cooperation measures with local lawmakers Kim Hoe-jae, So Byung-chul, and Seo Dong-yong for the enactment of the Yeosu-Suncheon 10·19 Special Act in conjunction with Jeju 4·3.

The Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education plans to conduct a field survey of Jeju 4·3 early next month with participation from officials in charge, student representatives, teacher representatives, and bereaved family representatives, and will continue peace and human rights education through student education and teacher training.

Superintendent Jang Seok-woong said, “The two education offices will jointly carry out commemorative education, material development, and experiential learning related to Jeju 4·3 and Yeosu-Suncheon 10·19, so that students can correctly understand history and realize the importance of peace and human rights. Through this, we hope that the histories of the two regions with the same background will lead to peace and blossom into hope for the future.”

Superintendent Lee Seok-moon said, “The aspirations of the people of Jeju led to the revision of the 4·3 Special Act. With today’s agreement, I hope that peace, human rights, and democracy will flourish in the schools of the two regions and that the Yeosu-Suncheon Special Act will be enacted.”

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