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In preparation for the possibility that the school opening delayed on the 6th of next month will be delayed, the Ministry of Education said it will also review the so-called 'online opening'. It means that students will start the semester without going to school, but the way of opening will vary by region and school.

Reporter Han Ji-yeon.

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The Ministry of Education also decided to review the 'Online Opening' plan to promote the opening of school, which was postponed to the 6th of next month.

[Eunhye Yoo / Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education: In order to prepare for a situation in which class will be suspended, we are also reviewing the opening of school and the opening of school online in the manner of opening on April 6.]

The education industry expects that the way of spreading corona19 varies from region to region, so the way of opening may vary by region or school.

In one school, there is a possibility that the “collective class” and the “online class” alternately conducted by students and teachers in the classroom, depending on the occurrence of confirmed patients.

The government plans to prepare a detailed 'remote class operation standard plan' by looking at the results of the pilot school operation next week so that the quality of classes will not deteriorate.

We will also refer to examples from China, Japan, and some European countries that are already conducting online home classes.

[Eun-Hye Yoo / Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education: I think it would be necessary to judge whether or not the same level of distance education is possible this week, next week's pilot school, or by looking at this.]

Experts point out that there are still insufficient programs for online classes, and that there are more than 130,000 students in the disadvantaged class who do not have smartphones or computers in their homes.

(Video editing: Commissioner Yang)