Gangdong-gu Traffic Safety Instructors Expand to 29 Routes at 12 Elementary Schools Including Seonrin Elementary

Creating a Safe After-School Route Environment to Prevent Traffic Accidents and Crimes on the Way Home

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangdong-gu (Mayor Lee Jeong-hoon) will operate the "Children's Traffic Safety Guidance Project" from mid-March, coinciding with the start of the elementary school semester, to create a safe environment for children on their way home from school.

The Children's Traffic Safety Guidance Project (Walking School Bus) is a program where children's traffic safety guides accompany children from families where both parents work or where it is difficult for parents to accompany their children on the way home, ensuring they return home safely.

The program targets 1st and 2nd graders in elementary school, organizing routes with up to 8 children heading in the same direction, and assigning one guide per route to accompany them on their way home.

The program operates from March to December and does not run during school vacations.

Previously, the district operated 28 routes across 11 elementary schools, with about 170 participants last year. Due to positive responses from parents, especially those from dual-income families, this year the program will expand to 29 routes across 12 elementary schools.

Participating schools recruit eligible students through home communications, and families who find it difficult to accompany their children on the way home during the semester can apply anytime through the school to participate.

Lee Jeong-hoon, Mayor of Gangdong-gu, said, "I hope that through the Children's Traffic Safety Guidance Project, children in the area can return home safely. Since it is highly effective in protecting children from traffic accidents and various crimes that may occur on the way home, and satisfaction is high, the district will continue to do its best to create a safe route home by expanding the routes."

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