The government decides on April 30th to 31st this month to announce whether the nationwide kindergarten and elementary, middle and high schools will open.

Prior to the announcement, the government is conducting a poll on the community and parents on whether to start school.

Lee Sang-soo, the curriculum policy officer at the Ministry of Education, said in an online briefing explaining the 'Standards for Remote Class Operations' today (27th), "Will end the suspension on April 6 (open school) or extend the suspension on Monday or Tuesday next week (March 30 It will be announced on the 31st day. "

"If the leave is extended, the whole (class) can be taken as a remote class," he said, suggesting that the Ministry of Education is also considering "online schooling."

According to the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Public Administration and Security today, the government is conducting a survey to investigate public opinion on the opening of April 6 from yesterday under the direction of Prime Minister Jung Se-gyun.

The survey targets are divided into parents and 'citizens in the community' in two directions.

First of all, the education authorities are collecting parent opinions by school board.

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education launched an online survey on parents and others who served as parents of each school last year.

The Department of Education asked parents to write down the reason for the opening and closing of school on April 6th, and if not, when it was appropriate to start school.

In particular, the Office of Education, as an example of the 'appropriate opening point', can be selected by parents who oppose the opening of school on April 6, along with 'Reducing the number of days before the court can be reduced and opening the school' and 'Opening after the end of Corona 19'. 'Online school opening' was presented.

As of 2 pm, more than 9,200 people participated in the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education survey.

The Ministry of Public Administration and Tourism is collecting public opinion through local governments.

As the government delayed the opening of school for the third time, it seems that the community's opinion is heavily reflected in deciding whether to open the school again, for the reason that 'opening school can spread community infection through school'.

In addition, many institutions have set the starting point for alleviating 'social distance' as the school day, such as the Catholics' resumption of mass according to the school day.

Prime Minister Chung is scheduled to have a videoconference with the superintendents on Saturday.

It is expected that the opening of the school on April 6 will take some time.

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