Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education Awards Government Honors to 127 Retired Teachers

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education held the 'Retired Teachers Government Award (Medal) Presentation Ceremony' on the 26th. (Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education held the 'February 2020 End-of-Month Retired Teachers Government Awards (Medals) Presentation Ceremony' on the 26th in the main conference room of the government building.

At the presentation ceremony, 127 teachers from kindergartens, elementary, and secondary schools in Jeonnam received government awards and ministerial citations.

The awards by category were ▲ Order of Service Merit, Yellow Stripes 29 recipients ▲ Order of Service Merit, Red Stripes 31 recipients ▲ Order of Service Merit, Green Stripes 30 recipients ▲ Order of Service Merit, Jade Stripes 18 recipients ▲ Service Merit Medal 7 recipients ▲ Presidential Citation 6 recipients ▲ Prime Minister Citation 3 recipients ▲ Ministerial Citation 3 recipients.

The ceremony was held with only four representatives attending according to the award rank, considering the recent spread of COVID-19.

Superintendent Jang Seok-woong said, “Thanks to the dedication and passion of the retired teachers, children in Jeonnam have been able to grow into the main actors of future society,” and added, “I hope a new path of hope will open wide for the teachers who are leaving the beloved classrooms and beginning the second act of their lives.”