Busan Office of Education, Earthquake Preparedness System Inspection and Education Enhancement

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education is inspecting systems to ensure school safety in the event of an earthquake, following the recent earthquake in Turkey.

The Office of Education announced on the 13th that, together with Busan City, it will inspect the school disaster early warning system by the end of February to prepare for actual situations such as earthquakes.

The system has been operated since 2017 through cooperation between the Office of Education, Busan City, and the Korea Meteorological Administration. When an earthquake of magnitude 5 or higher occurs, it immediately broadcasts alerts to schools to help students evacuate quickly.

Additionally, the "Earthquake Response Task Force" will be re-examined to organize the safety management of school members, adjust school start and dismissal times, and manage emergency facility repairs during an earthquake. Virtual drills will also be conducted to check preparedness for real situations.

Furthermore, safety education materials on earthquake response will be distributed to ensure that students and staff are familiar with appropriate actions, thereby enhancing the earthquake response capabilities of school members.

Students are receiving earthquake preparedness education at the Busan Student Safety Experience Center.

Frontline schools conduct disaster safety education with at least six sessions per academic year to prepare for earthquakes and other disasters, according to Ministry of Education notifications. Since March last year, experiential safety education has also been provided at the Busan Student Safety Experience Center and the Safety Education Hub Center.

Currently, seismic reinforcement work in Busan area schools is 76.6% complete, with plans to finish reinforcing all schools by 2027.

Ha Yun-su, Superintendent of the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, stated, "Busan has been revealed not to be a safe zone from earthquakes since the earthquakes in Gyeongju and Pohang," adding, "We will do our best to thoroughly prepare for disasters such as earthquakes and support safe educational activities for school members."

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