[6.3 Election] 214 Multicultural Parents Declare Full Support for Superintendent Candidate Kim Daejung

Empathy for Multicultural Talent Admission and Dual-Language Education

"Educational Opportunities Must Go Beyond Simple Support"

A total of 214 migrant-background parents and migrant foreigners from the Jeonnam and Gwangju regions officially declared their support for Kim Daejung, candidate for Superintendent of Education of the Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Metropolitan City, expressing their sympathy with his multicultural education policies. They defined students with migrant backgrounds not simply as targets for support, but as "future assets of Korea," and called for a substantive policy shift to address disparities in educational settings.

According to the solidarity group of migrant-background parents on the 17th, they raised their voices in a statement of support released on the same day, saying, "We are parents raising children in Korea and workers, and we are no longer outsiders." They went on to emphasize, "A policy shift is urgently needed to address the disparities in language, information, and educational environments faced by students from migrant backgrounds."

A total of 214 immigrant-background parents and foreign immigrants from the Jeonnam and Gwangju regions officially declared their support for Kim Daejung, the candidate for Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Metropolitan City Superintendent of Education, expressing their agreement with his multicultural education policies. Photo provided by the candidate's side

The core reason behind their support for Kim lies in his track record on multicultural education during his tenure as Superintendent of Education for Jeonnam. The parents specifically mentioned and strongly agreed with major initiatives Kim has pursued, including: glocal education, introduction of the student education allowance, establishment of a multicultural talent admission track, and strengthening dual-language education.

They highly praised Kim's policies, saying, "Kim's policies have gone beyond simple support and have actually expanded educational opportunities," and assessed him as "the most prepared candidate to nurture migrant-background students into future talents of the Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Metropolitan City."

They also proposed policy tasks aimed at promoting a structural transformation in multicultural education. Reflecting voices from the field, they delivered the following suggestions to Kim's team: expanding the "Mother's Country Visit Project," strengthening dual-language education, reinforcing basic academic skills, and increasing the participation of migrant-background parents. They added, "We fully support candidate Kim Daejung so that all children can grow together through policies that can be felt in the field."

This declaration of support from parents with migrant backgrounds holds significant implications for Korean society and the education sector, which are rapidly transitioning to a multicultural society. There is keen interest in whether the policy suggestions they proposed will lead to meaningful changes in educational settings, and in the sincerity of the candidates' subsequent responses.

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