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Nationwide
Elementary, Middle and High Schools postponed for 2 more weeks to open on Mar.
23rd; 3 weeks of delays in total
In an attempt to
prevent nationwide spread of COVID19 infection, the government decided to
postpone for opening of Elementary, Middle and High schools along with
kindergarten for 2 more weeks.
Yoo EunHye(유은혜), the Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Education held a
briefing at Government Complex Seoul on Mar. 2nd in the afternoon and
revealed as such.
Therefore, all
kindergartens, Elementary, Middle and High Schools will be postponed for the
semester opening from former Mar.9th to Mar. 23rd.
This is in total
of 3 weeks of delay where the Ministry of Education previously postponed for 1
week as the regional transmission began.
With the
postponement of school opening by 3 weeks, there is a shortage of 15 days of
classes. Accordingly, if the class shortages are less than 15 days, the class
days will be acquired with adjustments to summer and winter vacation schedules.
This is the first time that all elementary, middle and high schools have been
postponed to prevent further spread of an infectious disease.