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education authorities are pushing ahead with the 'Green Smart Future School' project, which builds or repairs old school buildings that are more than 40 years old, but some of the schools are strongly resisting it.



It was said that it was carried out without consultation with students and parents, and reporter Ahn Sang-woo covered the details.



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wreath is delivered early in the morning to an elementary school in Seoul.



The wreath is full of content that opposes the unilateral promotion of the 'Green Smart Future School' project.



[I should have asked before making a decision, but I will tell you why after making a decision.] The



'Green Smart Future School' project converts old school buildings with low safety ratings or hazardous materials such as asbestos into futuristic schools equipped with cutting-edge educational facilities. refers to the business



The Ministry of Education has selected 2,800 buildings among school facilities across the country and decided to rebuild or repair them from next year.



[Yoo Eun-hye / Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education: (This project) contains Korea's dream to lead future education, and provides customized education to all students... .]



However, schools in Seoul are protesting one after another.



During the construction period, students need to be transferred to another school or use a temporary classroom, but the education authorities have not gone through the process of collecting opinions sufficiently.



Of the 114 schools in Seoul selected as the grand prize for Future Schools, 13 requested the withdrawal of the designation.



On the other hand, 112 schools were selected in Gyeonggi-do, and none of them raised any objection as they went through the parental consent process.



[Esther Jeong/CEO of Unbuk Elementary School in Seoul: We strongly warn the Office of Education. Don't deceive parents any more.] Although the



Seoul Office of Education accepts the request of the remodeling target school that is repairing the building, 92 out of 93 remodeling schools have asbestos or need seismic reinforcement, so it is not conclusive whether they will accept the remodeling request. I can't.



From next year, the Ministry of Education is planning to make sure to go through the process of collecting opinions from school members before selecting a target school.



(Video coverage: Hwang In-seok, Gong Jin-goo, video editing: Kim Jong-tae)