[Issue Video] "Hinnamno is coming... Normal classes despite rain and wind?" Parents and students both 'worried'

Hinnamnor Moving North... Strong Winds and Heavy Rain Nationwide Until Tomorrow
Typhoon Warnings for All Land and Sea Areas

[Asia Economy PD Yoon Jin-geun] As the southern local governments decide on remote classes or school closures under the influence of Typhoon 'Hinnamnor,' some schools have announced a policy of normal attendance, raising safety concerns among students and parents.

As of the 5th, Hinnamnor is moving northward toward Jeju. The Jeju Regional Meteorological Administration issued a typhoon warning for all land and sea areas of Jeju Island at 8 a.m. on the same day. Additionally, preliminary typhoon warnings were announced for the Jeolla and Gyeongsang regions.

On the 4th, as Typhoon Hinnamnor moves northward toward the Korean Peninsula, waves are crashing along the coast of Seogwipo, Jeju Island. Photo by Yonhap News

Jeju, the region first affected by the typhoon, will decide on discretionary holidays, remote holidays, or shortened classes from the 5th to the 6th at the discretion of school principals. Among the 310 schools in Jeju, including kindergartens, elementary, middle, high, and special schools, 17 schools are reported to hold normal classes on the 5th.

Gyeongsangnam-do, adjacent to Jeju, is also entering the typhoon's influence zone. The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education and Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education have allowed school principals to decide on adjusting school start and end times, switching to remote classes, or closing schools on the 5th.

As the southern region falls under the influence of Typhoon 'Hinnamnor', local governments have decided on remote classes or school closures, while some schools have announced plans for normal attendance. The photo shows text messages from various schools announcing the normal attendance policy. Photo by Social Networking Service (SNS) Twitter capture.

However, some schools are known to have set a policy for normal attendance. Notices about normal attendance are being posted on social networking services (SNS) and local mom cafes.

In response, netizens have expressed disbelief, saying, "They have regular classes and night self-study during this typhoon," "We are going to school riding the wind," and "I'm worried because the school building is old."

A member of a mom cafe in the Yangsan area shared news of normal elementary school classes, writing, "They say strong winds will start from tomorrow morning, so I'm worried."

Another cafe member lamented, "It's raining continuously now, but they say normal attendance. I'm worried about what to do." Meanwhile, some parents said they would not send their children to school. In a mom cafe in Daejeon, when a parent wrote, "I'm thinking about not sending (my child) to school," a comment was added saying, "Apply for home experiential learning rather than being marked absent."

Meanwhile, the Meteorological Administration forecasted that the expected rainfall from Hinnamnor will be about 100 to 300 mm until the morning of the 6th. However, the southern coast of Gyeongnam and the area near Jirisan may receive more than 400 mm of rain. Additionally, the southern coast of Gyeongnam may experience maximum instantaneous wind speeds of around 145 to 215 km/h, and the inland areas of Gyeongnam may also have very strong winds of around 70 to 110 km/h.