Delivery of Petition for Establishing a High School in Jinju Innovation City, Gyeongnam Completed

Meeting with District Representative Park Dae-chul to Deliver Petition
The Wishes of 10,356 Residents, Petition Sent to Ministry of Education in Two Weeks

Meeting with National Assembly Member Park Dae-chul to deliver the petition [Image source=Jinju City Council]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The Jinju Innovation City High School Establishment Promotion Committee in Gyeongnam (the Committee) announced on the 9th that on the afternoon of the 5th, they met with National Assembly member Park Dae-chul from the local district and delivered a petition with 10,356 signatures expressing the community's desire to establish a high school in Jinju Innovation City, Gyeongnam.

The committee, formed through voluntary participation of residents, launched a signature campaign for the high school establishment starting with a press conference on the 20th of last month. Over the course of 10 days, 10,356 people participated, which accounts for more than one-third of the residents of Chungmugong-dong.

At the petition delivery ceremony, Chairman Byeon Sang-ho and Jung Mi-sun, president of the Rainbow Elementary School Parents' Association, said, "We are grateful that Representative Park did not ignore the residents' demands and took action," and emphasized, "We hope the Ministry of Education recognizes that education is the cornerstone of residential conditions."

Receiving the petition, Representative Park stated, "The educational environment in Jinju Innovation City, Gyeongnam, must be considered within the broader premise of improving residential conditions," and stressed, "We must not forget the original purpose of Innovation Cities as future-oriented advanced cities equipped with residential, educational, and cultural environments."

He added, "I will ensure that the valuable petition from the residents is properly delivered to the Minister of Education and will do my best to secure the establishment of a high school in Innovation City."

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