Why Samgye High School Student Council President Sang-il Lee Sent a Thank You Letter to Yongin Mayor

Lee Mayor Takes Direct Action to Resolve School Bus Operation Suspension Issue
Allocates 39 Million Won in Supplementary Budget to Support Operating Costs

“I will strive to become an adult who cares more about those around me so that the mayor’s affection and heart received from Yongin City can continue to be passed on to the next generation.”

Lee Chan-hee, the student council president of Samgye High School in Cheoin-gu, Yongin City, Gyeonggi Province, visited the mayor’s office at Yongin City Hall on the 7th along with Moon Yong-soo, the head of student affairs at the school. This visit was to deliver a thank-you letter to the mayor for personally stepping in to resolve the school bus issue at the school, which was recently at risk of being discontinued.

On the 7th, Lee Chan-hee, student council president of Samgye High School, who visited Yongin City Hall, is delivering a thank-you letter to Lee Sang-il, mayor of Yongin. [Photo by Yongin City]

Lee said to the mayor, “Thanks to your help, a difficult problem was solved,” and added, “I wanted to express my gratitude, so I wrote a letter and came to see you in person.”

Samgye High School is located more than 600 meters away from the main road and is situated on high ground, making it difficult to commute to and from school by public transportation. Because of this, nearly half of the 697 students, 320 in total, have been using a school bus supported by a private company. However, the private company announced in June that it would stop its support due to financial difficulties, putting the operation of the school bus at risk of being discontinued.

The school requested support from Mayor Lee through a meeting of high school principals in the region. After hearing about the students’ difficulties, the mayor promised to find ways to support them and recently decided to allocate an additional budget of 39 million won to cover the operating costs of the school bus.

In his letter, Lee wrote, “I heard the news that the mayor recognized the difficult conditions and urgently used the supplementary budget to support the school for educational assistance. I am deeply grateful for your consideration so that we can focus on our studies.”

The mayor told Lee, “It is only natural for the city to support the difficult issues of Samgye High School,” and added, “If it is for you to receive better education, we will continue to do our best to help.”

Meanwhile, since 2018, Yongin City has been supporting 43 million won annually for school bus rental fees based on the ‘Special Act on Improving the Quality of Life of Farmers and Fishermen and Promoting the Development of Farming and Fishing Villages.’ In addition, private companies in the region provided 68 million won over two years in 2021 and 2022, expanding the number of school buses from six to eight.

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