Gwangju Office of Education Establishes Academic Measures Amid City Bus Strike

Adjustment of School Start and End Times
Flexible Operation of Evening Self-Study Sessions

On June 5, the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education announced that it had established academic operation measures to minimize inconvenience for students due to the full strike by the city bus union.

On the morning of the 5th, when the Gwangju city bus union began a full strike, citizens are waiting for buses at a bus stop in Chipyeong-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju. Photo by Yonhap News

On the same morning, the Office of Education sent an official notice to all schools, instructing principals to autonomously adjust school start and end times at their discretion, to operate high school evening self-study sessions flexibly, and to provide guidance to students and parents.

For special schools, school buses will operate as usual. However, for students who use regular city buses, the Office instructed schools to coordinate with parents and implement separate measures for commuting to and from school.

Superintendent Lee Jeongseon stated, "We are working closely with schools to minimize inconvenience for students and parents caused by the city bus strike," and added, "We will maintain our response system and provide full support until the strike ends."

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