On the 4th, a student is passing by a school district in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. News 1
Schools in the metropolitan area, whose group ban will be lifted from tomorrow (18th), are preparing to resume business. While hagwons welcome the relaxation of restrictions, they insist that quarantine regulations should be supplemented.
On the 16th, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (middle script) announced the’supplementary measures for the management of academies and classrooms in the metropolitan area’, which will be applied from the 18th. In principle, the operation of academies and training centers in the metropolitan area is permitted according to the measures. It has been about a month since it closed last month.
Up to 12 students in a 30 pyeong academy… Admitted to boarding academy when’voice’
Kwon Deok-cheol, the first deputy head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Minister of Health and Welfare), is announcing measures to extend social distancing steps and detailed adjustments at the government office in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 16th. News 1
The door is opened again, but strict quarantine rules apply. The number of students is limited to one per 8㎡ area of the institute. For example, a maximum of 12 students can take classes together in a 99m2 (about 30 pyeong) academy. If the space per student cannot be secured, space must be secured by two spaces.
Classes can only be held until 9 pm. Eating food other than water or non-alcoholic beverages is prohibited in the school. Wind instruments academies or singing schools with the possibility of splattering cannot be opened. However, one-on-one teaching is allowed, and if a partition is installed, up to four students can take classes.
The quarantine rules applied to boarding academies that live in groups have also been strengthened. Students entering a boarding academy must submit an audio confirmation. The quarantine authorities recommended a period of 1 to 2 weeks of isolation before and after admission. Other than that, you cannot have meals and face-to-face classes outside of the restaurant.
Academy “I’m glad to open the door…the 9pm limit should be lifted”
A member of the Private Education Association together is speaking with tears in tears at the’Academic Summit Sales Call’ held in front of the Democratic Party in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 12th. News 1
The academy industry, which closed three times last year, welcomes the ease of restrictions. A head of a private tutoring academy in Seoul said, “There are a lot of students, and it was difficult economically,” he said. “It’s a very difficult situation, but I’m glad I can open the door for now.”
Schools in the metropolitan area have been strongly opposed to the total ban on gatherings that have been applied since last month. It is pointed out that unlike the central management facilities such as clubs, excessive regulation was applied to the academy, which is a general management facility. On the 31st of last month, 300 academies in the metropolitan area filed a lawsuit against the government for damages.
Although the ban on gatherings has eased, there are voices in the academy industry that it is necessary to ease the restrictions on business hours. Lee Sang-moo, CEO of the Association of Private Education Association, said, “Considering the reality that classes usually start after 6 pm, it is inappropriate to limit the business hours to 9 pm,” he said. .
Representative Lee said, “The period of application of the quarantine regulations every one to two weeks is not consistent with the reality of the academy that operates on a monthly basis.” “You have to apply.”
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