<Anchor> As the



distance-taking measures have been extended, the day for students to return to school has been delayed for another week.

Schools that had been suspended all week were also closed for another week, and vocational training institutions in the metropolitan area were newly included.



This is reporter Ahn Sang-woo.



<Reporter> The



admission period for schools and kindergartens in the metropolitan area has been delayed after the 20th.



This is because the Ministry of Education has delayed the distance learning period at these schools to 20 days due to the reinforced distance extension.



Senior high school students were excluded from conversion to distance classes.



Restrictions on school attendance and enrollment in non-metropolitan areas will continue until the 20th, which is limited to two-thirds of enrolled students in high schools and one-third in other schools and kindergartens.



[Park Baek-beom/Deputy Minister of Education: As confirmed cases are still occurring, more careful and preventive measures are needed.] As the



educational authorities have conducted distance classes from the beginning of the semester, there will be no major disruption in the academic schedule for the second semester, such as mid-term exams. It is a position that it will.



The ban on group academies in the metropolitan area will also be extended for another week.



Small and medium-sized academies are only available for remote classes until the coming 13th, and for large academies with 300 or more students until the 20th.



[Academy officials: In the case of small and medium-sized academy, (remote class) equipment purchases are more expensive than expected, so it is not easy to prepare.

It cannot be operated.]



However, in consideration of retakers, etc., the mock SAT evaluation in September, which is held on the 16th, is allowed to take the test at the academy while complying with the quarantine rules.



Regarding the SBS report that vocational training institutions that recruit students and give face-to-face classes like academies are not subject to distance 2.5 steps, the authorities have only allowed non-face-to-face classes at 671 vocational training institutions in the metropolitan area starting next week.



(Video coverage: Min-cheol Kim, Video editing: Sun-tak Kim)