Jeongeup-si Supports Purchase of Sportswear for New Middle and High School Students

[Jeongeup=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil] Jeongeup City will be the first in Jeonbuk Province to provide 'sportswear purchase expenses' to new middle and high school students starting next year.

On the 22nd, the city announced that it will provide 70,000 KRW per person for sportswear purchase expenses to all first-year new students in middle and high schools to help local students focus on their studies without economic burden.

The sportswear support project is aimed at reducing the educational expenses burden on parents and promoting the public nature of education and universal educational welfare.

About 1,700 new middle and high school students in the Jeongeup area will benefit from this project.

The city plans to allocate and invest a budget of 120 million KRW from the city funds to promote the project.

The support target is first-year students enrolling in the 2022 academic year, and applications will be received from the respective schools in February next year for lump-sum payment.

Students transferring from other regions during the semester are also included.

However, students who have received sportswear purchase support from lifelong education facilities recognizing academic credits or from other local governments or institutions are excluded from this project.

A city official said, "In the difficult situation of the local economy due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, this project will help reduce the educational expenses burden on parents and serve as a good example of strengthening the public nature of education and practicing universal educational welfare."

Jeongeup=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil gjg7070@asiae.co.kr

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