Gyeonggi Office of Education Conducts Safety Inspection of Children's 'School Buses'

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education will conduct a joint safety inspection in the second half of this year by the end of the year for educational institutions operating children's school buses in the province.

The joint inspection of children's school buses has been conducted twice a year, in the first and second halves, since last year to prevent safety accidents occurring in school zones.

The inspection targets include 902 kindergartens, 233 elementary schools, 34 special schools, and 1,208 academies operating children's school buses in the province.

The main inspection items are ▲whether the children's school bus is registered ▲whether the safety devices of the children's school bus are functioning ▲whether the child protection sign is attached to the school bus ▲whether the operation record log of the school bus is submitted ▲whether comprehensive insurance is subscribed ▲whether the operator, driver, and attendant of the school bus have completed mandatory safety education, etc.

The Gyeonggi Office of Education will order maintenance to institutions if the operation of children's school buses does not meet safety standards, and will immediately report violations to the relevant local government and police agency upon detection.

In addition, they will focus on cracking down on vehicles violating the complete prohibition of parking and stopping in school zones, actively promote related regulations such as prohibition of overtaking children's school buses, and the obligation for drivers to temporarily stop and drive slowly when the school bus is stopped.

A Gyeonggi Office of Education official emphasized, "To prevent safety accidents involving children's school buses, it is important that operators, drivers, and attendants all have and practice safety awareness," adding, "We will create a traffic environment where students can commute safely through thorough on-site inspections."

Meanwhile, as of August 2021, there are a total of 5,098 children's school buses in the province: 2,121 at kindergartens, 315 at elementary and special schools, and 2,495 at academies.

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