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The virtue of more than 100 years of tradition has been in danger of disappearing. It was a school that produced big talents including former Deputy Prime Minister Kim Dong-yeon and Supreme Court Justice Cho Jae-yeon.

I'm Im Tae-woo.

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Deoksugo has seen a steep decline in enrollment in recent years.

That's one-third, from 421 three years ago to 129 this year.

The school board decided that the school would not be able to fill 40% of the admissions and that this trend would make it difficult for schools to survive.

As well as alumni who were proud of being a prestigious school in 109, the students also filed opposition.

[Kim Minseo / Deoksugo third grader (anti-unification petitioner): Specialization high school students are all angry. If I eliminate the school of commerce, I think the development of specialized high school will be further reduced.]

However, it has been a long time since the high schools in commerce and industry have narrowed their seats.

Employment is the main purpose, and employment rates at these high schools have fallen to 30% for the first time this year.

Due to the economic slowdown, the demand for high school graduates was not high and the number of on-the-job safety accidents has been widened.

[Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education officials: Employment was done in connection with on-the-job training.

Some specializations are turning to employment abroad.

[Cho Yun-hee / Sunil E-Business Graduates (Singapore Employment): When I work, if I have the ability, I think it's really good to get a job abroad because the company selects it as a job without seeing anything else.]

Just as Meister High has recently been redesigned for games and firefighting, departments need to be reorganized to meet industry changes.

(Video coverage: Park Jin-ho, Video editing: Kim Ho-jin)