Jeonnam Provincial Assemblyman Lee Gwang-il, School Closure Sale "Local Residents' Consent Must Be Guaranteed by Law"

Lee Gwang-il, Jeonnam Provincial Assembly Member

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Lee Kwang-il, a member of the Jeonnam Provincial Assembly (Democratic Party of Korea·Yeosu 1), announced on the 30th through a speech at the 351st extraordinary session that he proposed to the National Assembly and the Ministry of Education to legally guarantee the procedure of hearing and obtaining consent from residents when closed schools are sold or leased.

According to Assemblyman Lee Kwang-il, among the 833 closed schools in the Jeonnam region, 681 (81.7%) have been sold or leased, and among the remaining 152, 107 (70.3%) are planned to be sold or leased.

Assemblyman Lee emphasized, "In the reality where most closed schools in the Jeonnam region are being sold or leased, residents' opinions are being marginalized," and "The procedure for hearing and obtaining residents' consent must be guaranteed by law."

He added, "Closed schools are local heritage imbued with the history of the region," and argued, "The law must guarantee returning local heritage to residents and enabling closed schools to be utilized for the development of the local community."

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