The Education Office in South Chungcheong Province has decided to conduct a comprehensive investigation into children and teenagers out of school. This decision comes after the recent death of an 11-year-old girl who was found dead in a church in the province. The girl's body was discovered on the 2nd at a church in Dangjin-si, South Chungcheong Province, and it was confirmed that she had been staying at the church for about a month. The police are investigating the exact cause of death, but they believe that the girl had been out of school for about a year and was not reported missing by her family. In response to this incident, the South Chungcheong Province Office of Education announced on the 3rd that it will conduct a comprehensive survey of all children and teenagers out of school in the province by the end of the month. The survey will be conducted in cooperation with local governments and related organizations to identify children and teenagers who are not attending school and to determine the reasons for their absence. The education office plans to provide support to students who need help to return to school and to prevent similar incidents in the future. An official from the education office stated that they will do their best to ensure that no child or teenager is left behind in their education.
An 11-year-old child from a church in Chungnam's Chungju city had been homeschooled and was found dead at his home just three hours after being admitted to a nearby university hospital on June 5th. Police have arrested a 60-year-old church pastor and the boy's grandmother, a 50-year-old woman, on suspicion of child murder, along with another adult who was also present at the church.
The Chungnam Education Office has issued a public notice to all schools, requesting more rigorous management of students who are not enrolled in school. This comes after the recent death of a homeschooled 11-year-old child in Chungju. The Education Office emphasized the importance of checking the living conditions and safety of students, and encouraged schools to report any concerns to the relevant authorities.
The child's body was discovered with marks around his wrists and ankles, suggesting he had been bound. Police have also taken into account the boy's history of being placed under close monitoring in previous years, including suspected child abuse in 2021 and 2024.
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