17 Absent from Seoul Elementary School Preliminary Assembly, All Located
School-Community Center-Police Collaborate to Confirm Location
21 More Days Needed Due to No Notification of Moving or School Change
[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education has completed locating 17 children whose whereabouts were unknown among those who did not attend the preliminary gathering for new elementary school students in the 2021 academic year.
On the 5th, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced that out of 9,949 children who did not attend the preliminary gathering, 9,932 (as of February 4) were identified as having reasons such as deferment, exemption, overseas stay, or planned transfer to another school. Among them, 17 were initially unaccounted for, but their whereabouts were found through continuous tracking by the education support office, related schools, community centers, and the police.
This year, the attendance rate for the preliminary gathering increased by 1.6% compared to the previous year; however, due to changes such as relocation or school admission changes not being reported to the schools, the period required to locate the children took 21 days longer than last year.
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education plans to establish the "Plan to Strengthen Systematic Management of Children at the Elementary School Admission Stage" to systematically manage elementary school-aged children and preschool children to prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment. This plan will be submitted as an agenda item to the National Council of Superintendents of Education. In cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Ministry of Education, and the Seoul Metropolitan Government, they plan to improve the "Compulsory School Attendance Processing Procedure Management System."
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Cho Hee-yeon, Superintendent of Education for Seoul, stated, "We will thoroughly manage and support preschool children by confirming their whereabouts and safety at least once a month and encouraging school attendance."
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