Yoon Replaces Presidential Office Education Secretary Amid 'School System Reform Note' Controversy

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] It has been revealed that President Yoon Seok-yeol recently replaced the Presidential Office’s Education Secretary.

According to the Presidential Office on the 16th, President Yoon replaced Education Secretary Kwon Seong-yeon as of the 12th. The new secretary is reportedly Seol Se-hoon, former 1st Deputy Superintendent of Gyeonggi-do Office of Education.

Secretary Kwon was involved in the 'Presidential Office note' controversy that occurred during the full meeting of the National Assembly’s Education Committee on the 9th.

At the time, Deputy Minister of Education Jang Sang-yoon was photographed by the media holding a note with Secretary Kwon’s name on it, which read, "It would be better not to mention the school system reform."

The replacement of Secretary Kwon appears to be a measure to hold him accountable for recent controversies such as the push to lower the elementary school entrance age to 5 years old and the abolition of foreign language high schools.

Earlier, during a Q&A session on his way to the Yongsan Presidential Office on the same day, President Yoon addressed the issue of personnel reshuffling in the Presidential Office, stating, "Any change should be aimed at properly taking care of the people’s livelihood and thoroughly ensuring their safety, not at calculating political gains or losses."

He also emphasized, "Since my inauguration, I have been running around busily due to various matters, but I have had some thoughts since my vacation, and I plan to implement careful, substantial, and practical changes as a renewal for the people."

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