Container Blocking School Route to Daekwang and Seojin Girls' High Schools in Gwangju Removed

Agreement Reached After Four Months of Conflict
City Office of Education: "Support for Foundation Normalization"

Gwangju Office of Education announced on the 19th, "The container that had been installed on the school route to Daegwang Girls' High School and Seojin Girls' High School has been removed, resolving the inconvenience for students."

Gwangju Office of Education conducted a safety inspection on the school routes of Daekwang Girls' High School and Seojin Girls' High School on the 14th and carried out a traffic campaign for safer school routes. Provided by Gwangju Office of Education

The school route had been causing inconvenience since November last year, when a private developer who owns the land claimed ownership and placed a container on one lane of the two-lane road. The conflict between Hongbok Academy, the school foundation for Daegwang Girls' High School and Seojin Girls' High School, and the actual landowner continued, leaving the issue unresolved for four months.

The city Office of Education mediated discussions with the temporary board of Hongbok Academy and the actual landowner, and held an emergency countermeasure meeting chaired by Superintendent Lee Jungseon on the 12th. On the 18th, the Office of Education, the temporary board of Hongbok Academy, and the actual landowner reached an agreement to remove the container.

The actual landowner accepted the removal plan as the temporary board of Hongbok Academy decided to form a normalization promotion committee in April and proceed with normalizing the foundation.

The city Office of Education plans to support the normalization of Hongbok Academy's foundation to prevent a recurrence of the school route issue. The temporary board will appoint a legal representative and assign dedicated personnel for normalization within the foundation to ensure procedural transparency.

Superintendent Lee Jungseon stated, "Creating a safe educational environment for students is our top priority," and added, "We will do our best to ensure stable school operations in cooperation with the school foundation."

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