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Seoul Residents Oppose North Korean Defector School

Opposition from residents in Gangseo district has led the principal of Yeomyung School to kneel and beg for acceptance

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Residents in Seoul's Gangseo district protest plans to build a permanent school for North Korean defectors, prompting the principal to kneel and beg for acceptance.

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Yeomyung School educates middle and high school students who fled North Korea or are children of North Korean defectors.

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Residents of a district in the South Korean capital of Seoul are up in arms over plans to build a permanent school for North Korean defectors in their neighbourhood.

The dispute escalated to the point where the school’s principal dropped to her knees to beg protesters to “embrace the children”, the Korea JoongAng Daily reported.

Yeomyung School, which educates middle and high school students who fled North Korea or are children of North Korean defectors, has been unable to afford its own facility since its establishment in 2004, according to NK News, an American website covering North Korea.

Open Questions

  • Will the school construction proceed despite resident protests?
  • What alternative sites are being considered?

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This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.

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