Gyeongbuk Office of Education to Close Schools and Kindergartens or Switch to Remote Classes on the 10th Due to Approaching Typhoon

The Gyeongbuk Office of Education has notified all schools and kindergartens to close or conduct remote classes on the 10th to ensure the safety of students and staff and minimize damage to educational facilities due to the northward approach of Typhoon No. 6 'Khanun'.

On the 9th, the Gyeongbuk Office of Education held an emergency meeting to discuss continuous monitoring of weather conditions related to flooding, damage, and landslides caused by the typhoon, ongoing sharing of situation information, academic operation plans in response to the typhoon, closure or remote classes for all schools and kindergartens in the province on the 10th, suspension of after-school programs, night self-study, and outdoor classes, immediate notification to students and parents when adjusting academic operations, and allowing teachers to work from home at the principal's discretion during remote classes.

Lim Jong-sik, Superintendent of Gyeongbuk Education Office, is presiding over an emergency meeting to prepare for the typhoon.

Accordingly, all schools and kindergartens at every level in Gyeongbuk have decided to conduct remote classes or close on the 10th, when the typhoon's impact is expected to peak.

Although most schools are on summer vacation, among the 243 schools and kindergartens that have reopened, 112 have implemented discretionary closure by the principal, and the remaining 131 have switched to remote classes.

In the case of elementary schools, 133 out of 466 schools operate emergency care classrooms. These emergency care classrooms are run when academic schedules are adjusted to closure or online classes due to the typhoon, aiming to alleviate the childcare burden on parents who must focus on typhoon preparedness and damage recovery.

Additionally, the Gyeongbuk Office of Education has urged the 22 education support offices to promptly inform students and parents of the changed academic operations, and to do their best in preventive measures, rapid disaster damage reporting, and minimizing damage to school facilities.

Lim Jong-sik, Superintendent of Gyeongbuk Office of Education, stated, “We will continuously monitor the typhoon’s northward path and impact zone to support academic operations prioritizing the safety of all students and educational families.”

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