Gyeongnam Office of Education Opens "Learning Support Center for Students with Health Impairments" ... "Will Help Students Return to School After Treatment"

The Gyeongnam Office of Education opened the "Learning Support Center for Students with Health Impairments" on June 8, launching full-scale support for students with health disabilities.

The Gyeongnam Office of Education established this center in accordance with Article 15, Paragraph 1 of the Special Education Act for Persons with Disabilities, to assist students designated as recipients of special education services who have health impairments, such as long-term hospitalization or outpatient treatment for more than three months, making it difficult for them to participate in school life and academic activities.

Gyeongnam Office of Education Opens 'Learning Support Center for Students with Health Disabilities'. [Photo by Gyeongnam Office of Education]

The center was created by renovating the first and second floors of the annex building at Naeseo Middle School in Masanhoewon-gu, Changwon.

Operated by a private organization, the center features 26 remote learning rooms for online classes for students with health impairments, one video lecture room, 11 rooms for educational support such as counseling rooms and meeting rooms, as well as a lounge and a reading cafe.

A lecturer is conducting an online lecture at the Gyeongnam Office of Education's 'Learning Support Center for Students with Health Disabilities.' [Photo by Gyeongnam Office of Education]

A team of 27 professional instructors affiliated with the entrusted institution provides services including: remote classes, customized education reflecting the individual characteristics of each student, psychological and emotional support, systematic connection with the students’ home schools, school reintegration programs, and career and academic counseling.

Superintendent Park Jonghoon stated, "We will do our utmost to ensure that students with health impairments, who are at risk of dropping out due to chronic illness, have their right to education guaranteed, and that they can return to school smoothly through individualized learning support and psychological and emotional assistance."

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