Busan Office of Education to Create Schools Safe from Harmful Drugs

Busan Office of Education.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education is implementing a project to create schools safe from harmful substances such as narcotics.

On the 12th, the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education announced a "Comprehensive Plan for Preventive Education on Harmful Substances (including narcotics)" to create schools free from harmful substances.

This comprehensive plan aims to "create schools safe from harmful substances" and is centered around four tasks: ▲ establishing a foundation for preventing misuse and abuse of harmful substances such as narcotics ▲ expanding educational support ▲ systematic management and promotion ▲ improving project evaluation and feedback.

To establish the foundation, the Busan Office of Education has instructed each school to develop preventive education plans linked to their curriculum.

Additionally, it plans to cooperate with related organizations such as the Busan Narcotics Eradication Movement Headquarters and the Yeongnam Addiction Rehabilitation Center to build infrastructure, and conduct various awareness-raising activities centered on student councils and parent associations.

To expand educational support, customized educational materials will be provided, and professional instructors will be supported twice a year at all 641 schools in the Busan area so that all students can receive preventive education on harmful substances.

By early February, 100 professional instructors will be recruited, and support is expected to begin as early as March.

For systematic management, counseling and treatment support will be provided through related organizations such as the Busan Narcotics Eradication Movement Headquarters and the Yeongnam Addiction Rehabilitation Center when necessary. Together with these organizations, promotional activities such as contests and campaigns will be conducted online and offline to widely raise awareness of the harms of harmful substances.

Furthermore, surveys on students' misuse and abuse of substances and project evaluations will be conducted to assess effectiveness and appropriateness, and the results will be actively reflected in next year's projects.

Ha Yun-su, Superintendent of Education of Busan, stated, "The Busan Office of Education will actively promote continuous and systematic preventive education, counseling, and promotional activities to prevent students' misuse and abuse of harmful substances such as narcotics," adding, "We will do our best to ensure our children are not exposed to harmful substances and can healthily nurture their dreams."

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