Kim Jinnam Jeonnam Provincial Councilor: "Large Amounts of Milk for School Meals Discarded... Urgent Measures Needed"

"Taxpayer Money Wasted...
Need for Diversification of School Snacks"

Kim Jinnam, a member of the Jeonnam Provincial Council (Democratic Party of Korea, Suncheon 5), called for improvements by pointing out the issue of discarded milk from free milk meals in elementary schools during the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education's work report at the 387th temporary session on the 6th.

The milk meal program, currently overseen by the Jeonnam Provincial Agricultural and Marine Products Bureau, is provided free of charge in elementary schools as part of a policy to support dairy farmers, in cooperation with the Jeollanamdo Office of Education.

Jin Nam Kim, Former Jeonnam Provincial Assembly Member

Kim stated, "While the intention is good, a large amount of milk is being discarded due to oversupply, and even taking milk home is prohibited because of concerns about spoilage," adding, "It is urgent to assess the current situation and come up with improvement measures." He especially emphasized, "There is a need to diversify school snacks, such as providing various alternative snacks for students who are not physically suited to milk."

He further stated, "There is a need to carefully and accurately communicate the reality of wasteful spending of taxpayers' money due to the milk meal program to local governments," and urged, "I hope that Jeollanamdo Provincial Government will achieve a major transformation of the milk meal program through various means and methods."

In response, Park Jaehyun, Director of Physical Education and Health, replied, "The Office of Education is in a position to cooperate. As various complaints are arising, we are continuously seeking solutions," and added, "We will actively cooperate with the provincial government to express our opinions."

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