Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Unveils School Swimming Pool Map

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education will be the first in the nation to develop and operate a map of school swimming pools.

On June 18, the Office of Education announced that it will create and release a "School Swimming Pool Dashboard (Swimming Pool Map)" to ensure citizens' right to know about the use of school swimming pools and to prevent consumer damage caused by information asymmetry.

According to the Office of Education, there are 48 school swimming pools in Seoul. Of these, 85% are operated by independent operators who have obtained usage approval from the school principals. However, the Office of Education pointed out that students or citizens may not be fully aware of this, which can lead to disputes such as membership refund issues. To prevent such problems, the Office of Education has decided to provide related information through the "Seoul Education Visualization System," an online service that offers educational statistics data.

First, the Office of Education plans to strengthen the protection of citizens' property rights by providing a "Membership Recommended Purchase Guide" that takes into account the management type of each school swimming pool and the expiration date of usage approval, as well as precautions regarding "illegal subleasing" (such as separate private lessons). In addition, the distribution of school swimming pools in Seoul will be visualized by district using both numbers and shading, and information such as interior photos of the pools, the operating entity (operator name), and the period of usage approval will be transparently disclosed to improve citizen convenience. In particular, a QR code for the "Seoul Education Newspaper Complaint Center" will be posted on the map so that citizens can immediately report illegal business practices, such as the sale of memberships after the operation end date.

Superintendent Jeong Geunsik stated, "The Seoul school swimming pool map goes beyond simply releasing information; it is a tool that allows students and citizens to compare and choose school swimming pool facilities," and added, "We will continue to actively manage shared assets in the future."

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