The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) will allow Korean students to enroll at schools in its camp.
USFK Commander Gen. Walter Sharp said that Korean students, who are not affiliated with USFK personnel, will be allowed to attend a newly-built school in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, which will house a new centralized U.S. base here.
During a meeting with Korean lawmakers of the National Assembly Defense Committee, last Friday, the top American military officer here said not only some 8,000 children of USFK workers, but also ordinary Korean students will be able to enroll in the school, MBC TV reported.
Sharp was quoted as saying that its new schools will accept Korean students up to 15-20 percent of the total admission quota. South Korea and the U.S. have agreed to complete the relocation of the U.S. military headquarters in Yongsan, Seoul to an expanded military base in Pyeongtaek by 2014.
However, the education ministry said it would be impossible for Korean nationals to enroll in the army schools under the Education Law.
``It is illegal for Korean students to attend American schools here,'' said Sung Sam-je, director of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. ``If the USFK wants to enroll Korean students in its schools, we have to revise the law.''
In the meantime, the USFK chief is scheduled to visit Education Minister Ahn Byong-man on Feb 20.
According to ministry officials, the USFK Commander is expected to discuss the eligibility of Korean students at the U.S. schools with the top educator.
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jimbo1a (203.116.47.130)
02-11-2009 01:12
Anytime you want to sue one of us for anything, have at it. I have dared you to do this time and time again, but you lack the balls to do it. How does it feel to be a useless cowardly pile of trash? You really are the scum of the earth, and now you stoop to slandering innocent American children. Some day you and I will meet, and I will have some fun. You won't, but I will.
jimbo1a (203.116.47.130)
02-11-2009 01:11
Theisson, keep trying to cause trouble, and trouble is what you will get. You are the one who commits the most libel here. Everytime you call one of us a liar, you are libeling us. The things we say about you are true. You only come here and spout your anti-American shit just to see if you can piss us off. You would never have the guts to do this in person, because you are a scummy coward. Keep trying to piss us off, but remember that you may go too far one day.
fcia (76.254.66.210)
02-10-2009 03:45
Classic LMB policy. Creating 2 tier school system in Korea, one for the commoners and the second system for the politically connected (or rich) kids who will bypass all the college exams. Guaranteeing elite college entrance for the rich rich kids by law. Wealth by inheritance, not by hard work.
jimbo1a (203.116.47.130)
02-10-2009 03:33
This is going to be expensive for the Koreans as they will have to bear the cost of ESL classes, and there has to be a limit on the number of Korean students so that the classes will not be interupted trying to explain things in more than one language. This is the same reason why putting an American kid in a Korean school for one year won't work.
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