Park Jonghun Gyeongnam Education Superintendent Joins Youth Gambling Eradication Relay ... "Attention and Effort Needed"

"It requires the attention and effort of all of us to ensure that adolescents can grow up safely and healthily."

Park Jonghun, Superintendent of Education for Gyeongnam, made this statement while participating in the Youth Gambling Eradication Relay Challenge.

Superintendent Park joined the campaign on the 5th, after being nominated by Jung Yumi, Chief Prosecutor of the Changwon District Prosecutors' Office.

Jonghoon Park, Superintendent of Gyeongnam Office of Education, is participating in a campaign to eradicate youth gambling. Photo by Gyeongnam Office of Education

This campaign, which started at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in March, involves posting a photo on social media holding a sign with a message to eradicate youth gambling and nominating the next participant in a relay format. The campaign runs until the 17th.

Superintendent Park nominated Choi Hakbeom, Chairman of the Gyeongnam Provincial Council, and Kim Gwanghoe, President of the Gyeongnam Student Council and a third-year student at Geoje Okpo High School, as the next participants.

Recently, illegal gambling targeting adolescents has emerged as a social issue and is leading to serious secondary crimes.

In response, the Gyeongnam Office of Education is collaborating with specialized organizations in the province, such as the Gyeongnam Gambling Problem Prevention and Healing Center, to provide on-site gambling prevention education, professional development training for faculty and staff, and counseling and treatment support.