Gyeongnam Office of Education and Private Organizations Join Forces for a 'Safe Commute to School'

Gyeongnam Office of Education is signing a business agreement to expand cooperation in the field of traffic safety.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] The Gyeongsangnam-do Office of Education announced on the 25th that it held a signing ceremony for an agreement to expand cooperation in the field of traffic safety with the Gyeongnam Green Mothers' Association, the Gyeongnam Branch of the National Model Drivers Association, and the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation Gyeongnam Child Advocacy Center in the main conference room of the headquarters to ensure students can live in a safe environment in Gyeongnam education.

Through this agreement ceremony, the Office of Education will administratively support various projects for student traffic safety conducted by the partner organizations, and the partner organizations will participate in feedback for the school commute safety system ‘Safe Airo (路)’ promoted by the Gyeongnam Office of Education. They will also cooperate in creating safe school routes by removing risk factors and improving facilities to prevent student traffic accidents and safety accidents.

The provincial Office of Education expects that effective prevention of student traffic accidents will be possible through this agreement with private organizations that have closely cooperated in the field of traffic safety.

The Gyeongnam Green Mothers' Association provides traffic safety guidance on the way to and from school, the Gyeongnam Branch of the National Model Drivers Association is a volunteer organization that patrols traffic safety and vulnerable areas around schools, and the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation Gyeongnam Child Advocacy Center conducts the ‘Green Road Expedition’ activity to improve school route facilities around elementary schools.

Superintendent Park Jong-hoon said, “Let us join forces with the organizations and the Office that have devoted themselves to preventing student traffic accidents and improving school routes to create safe routes to and from school where our children can go with peace of mind.”

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