Gyeongbuk Office of Education Promotes 'Disaster Preparedness Safe Student Reception Space Project' ... Establishing Waiting Areas for Safe Commuting to and from School

Gyeongbuk Office of Education is promoting a disaster preparedness safe student reception space project (School bus waiting area created within an apartment complex).

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwiyeol] The Gyeongbuk Office of Education is promoting the ‘Disaster Preparedness Safe Student Reception Space Creation Project’ to protect the health of students vulnerable to weather conditions such as fine dust, rainfall, and heat waves.

According to statistics from the Korea Meteorological Administration, over the past three years, the average number of days with advisories or warnings issued due to weather conditions such as fine dust, rainfall, and heat waves in the Gyeongbuk region is 180.5 days. Considering the 190 school days, it is analyzed that students may be exposed to weather impacts outside the school during about 94 days when commuting to and from school.

The Office of Education conducted a demand survey to prepare ‘waiting spaces for safe commuting according to weather conditions,’ secured 1.1 billion KRW in the first supplementary budget of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Office of Education’s special account this year, and plans to carry out a pilot project within the year for schools wishing to participate.

The main features include installing ▲sealed booths that can protect from external environments, along with ▲air purifiers, ▲heating and cooling devices, ▲CCTV, ▲educational promotional displays, ▲smartphone chargers, and ▲automatic lighting devices, so that students and parents can use them at any time.

Kim Dongsik, Director of the Education Safety Division, said, “We expect this project to resolve the damages students may suffer during commuting, and through meticulous project execution, we will do our best to minimize health damage to students and maintain school spaces more hygienically and comfortably.”

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