The Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education announced measures on May 30 to prevent crisis situations caused by care gaps during school vacations and to enable the early identification and support of students in welfare blind spots.
These measures were prepared to improve the system after an elementary school student in Seo-gu, Incheon, who died in a fire in February, was registered as a child at risk by the government but was unable to receive substantial protection due to income criteria.
The Office of Education has established an integrated support system for blind spots, which includes early detection, emergency support, operation of special programs during vacations, and cooperation with local governments.
The main components include early detection through a focused identification period before vacations, securing and providing immediate emergency support funds for hospital bills and daily necessities, operating special programs during vacations in collaboration with private organizations, and establishing a one-stop integrated support system among schools, the Office of Education, and administrative welfare centers.
The Office of Education plans to pilot the crisis response system in cooperation with Michuhol-gu, Bupyeong-gu, Gyeyang-gu, Namdong-gu, Seo-gu, and Ganghwa-gun starting in July, and to expand it to all districts and counties in the future.
Superintendent Do Seonghoon stated, "With these measures, schools will be the first to detect signs of crisis, and the Office of Education and local governments will be responsible for subsequent coordination and support," adding, "We will work closely with the field to ensure that not a single student is left in a crisis situation."
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