Pocheon-si Holds School Violence Countermeasure Regional Council Meeting

Pocheon City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Baek Young-hyun) announced on the 6th that it held the "2024 Pocheon City School Violence Countermeasure Regional Council" on the 4th at the city administration meeting room.

Pocheon City held the "2024 Pocheon City School Violence Countermeasure Regional Council" on the 4th at the city administration meeting room. Photo by Pocheon City

The Pocheon City School Violence Countermeasure Regional Council is a community council composed of 20 members who possess knowledge and experience regarding school violence countermeasures, including representatives from the Office of Education, police station, Pocheon City council members, teachers, parents, and youth-related experts.

At this council meeting, they reviewed the current status and conditions of school violence within Pocheon City, shared school violence prevention projects being promoted by each institution, and discussed cooperation plans for preventing and eradicating school violence.

The attendees recognized school violence as an important social issue that the community must solve together and agreed on the necessity of mutual cooperation so that youth can grow into healthy members of society.

Kim Jong-hoon, Deputy Mayor of Pocheon City, stated, “Based on cooperation and communication with related organizations, we will strive to improve youth welfare and create a safe educational environment so that young people can grow up in a safe and proper environment.”