Daegu City Councilor Dongwook Lee: "Teen Drug and Gambling Issues Are Serious, Proactive Measures Needed"

Strong Demand at Daegu Office of Education Administrative Audit

Practical Solutions Needed, Educational Field Must Change

Voices demanding proactive and strong measures against teenage drug and gambling problems drew attention during the administrative audit of the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education.

The Daegu City Council Education Committee (Chairman Dongwook Lee, Buk-gu 5) conducted an administrative audit over nine days from the 7th to the 17th, targeting the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education, five education support offices, and 22 affiliated institutions.

This audit was evaluated as having produced results by calling for a prompt change in the educational field through checking current issues in Daegu education and practical solutions.

Chairman Lee Dongwook pointed out the causes and seriousness of the rapidly spreading teenage drug and gambling problems through SNS and other channels recently.

Lee Dong-wook, Daegu City Councilor.

Lee examined the shortcomings of preventive education conducted in schools and urged the Office of Education to prepare proactive countermeasures to eradicate drugs and gambling.

He also emphasized checking current issues in Daegu education, such as measures against teenage drug and gambling problems and exploring linkage plans between IB and university admissions, and stressed changes in the educational field through practical solutions.

During the audit of the Education Support Office held on the 10th, Lee focused on the continuous replacement of homeroom teachers during the semester and strongly criticized the assignment of homeroom teachers without detailed plans for predictable reasons such as childbirth.

He then requested the review of efficient allocation and enhancement of expertise for Wee Center counseling staff, and urged the establishment of a cooperative system through close work consultations between centers for information sharing and utilization to develop and strengthen the functions of the Wee Center.

At the audit of the Early Childhood Education Promotion Institute, he checked the preparation status for the integration of kindergartens and daycare centers and ordered related measures such as promoting branch offices to expand early childhood service support. At the Creative Convergence Education Institute, he pointed out issues with courses that had no or very few participants during teacher training and urged measures to revitalize unpopular courses.

Assemblyman Lee Dongwook said, “Please take the sharp criticisms and proposed alternatives from the administrative audit as an opportunity for the development of Daegu education and strive to achieve more active and leading educational administration.”

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