Politics · South Korea · 1 hr ago
Low Allowance Leaves Paju School Short of Safety Volunteers
A Paju elementary school has only one safety volunteer because it has struggled to find more people.
The volunteer works during pupil arrival and dismissal, rather than throughout the school day.
Gyeonggi Province's education office recommends three volunteers covering nine class hours in shifts.
The school cannot follow that guidance with just one person.
An education office official said the school is in an outlying area and the allowance is about 7,000 won an hour, making the role less appealing than other jobs for older people.
The coverage gap means the school has no volunteer on duty during much of the day.
A Paju elementary school has only one school safety volunteer because it cannot recruit enough people.
The volunteer works only during student arrival and dismissal times.
The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education recommends three volunteers covering nine hours of classes in three-hour shifts.
An education office official said the school’s outlying location and an allowance of about 7,000 won an hour make the role less attractive than other jobs for older people.
- Who
- A Paju elementary school and its school safety volunteer. The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education also issued staffing guidance.
- What
- The school has only one volunteer, who works during arrival and dismissal times.
- When
- The volunteer works from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Where
- An elementary school in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
- Why
- The school has been unable to recruit more volunteers. An education office official cited its outlying location and an allowance of about 7,000 won an hour.
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- School
- An elementary school in Paju, Gyeonggi Province
- Current staffing
- 1 school safety volunteer
- Recommended coverage
- 3 volunteers working 3-hour shifts over 9 hours of classes
- Allowance
- About 7,000 won an hour
What people are saying
The school is in an outlying area, and the volunteer allowance is around 7,000 won an hour, so the role is less preferred than other jobs for older people.