Geochang County Council Holds Communication Meeting on Declining Number of Elementary School Students

Recognition of the Issue of Decreasing Enrollment Numbers at Geochang Elementary School

The Geochang County Council in Gyeongnam announced on the 9th that it held a communication meeting to address the issue of declining student enrollment at Geochang Elementary School, hosted by the General Affairs Committee in the council's special committee room.

The meeting was attended by Shin Jung-yang, Vice Chairman of the General Affairs Committee, five county council members, Lee Myung-joo, Superintendent of Geochang Office of Education, Choi Cheon-ho, Director of the Education Support Division, Seo Ju-yeon, Director of the Administrative Support Division, and other related officials, along with Jeon Young-tae, Principal of Geochang Elementary School, Park Wan-mook, President of the Alumni Association, and Moon Young-deuk, School Operations Committee member.

This meeting was organized to listen to the difficulties faced by Geochang Elementary School, where the number of students continues to decline due to the decreasing school-age population, and to jointly consider solutions.

Geochang County Council is conducting a communication meeting regarding the decrease in the number of elementary school students.

The participants exchanged views and empathized with the situation of Geochang Elementary School facing a decrease in new student enrollment. They agreed that an accurate diagnosis is needed to determine whether the decline is solely due to urban hollowing or inconvenience in using private academies.

The Geochang Office of Education also explained alternatives under consideration to increase enrollment, such as the ‘expansion of the metropolitan school commuting zone.’

In particular, there was consensus that active and firm measures are necessary regarding the ‘false address registration issue,’ where parents change school districts based on preference.

Moreover, all attendees expressed the opinion that “it would be good to create opportunities for more communication with parents after the administrative audit.”

Vice Chairman Shin said, “Until now, efforts to identify causes and prepare countermeasures for the decline in new student enrollment have not been conducted openly,” adding, “Since this meeting was arranged to gather opinions, we will refer to the discussions today in our legislative activities.”

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