고3, 오늘 등교…80일 만에 교문 열려<br /><br />Back in the classroon for the first time in months.<br />High schools across South Korea have re-opened, allowing students back after the COVID-19 outbreak delayed the start of the academic calendar.<br />A mixture of excitement and nervousness is in the air.<br />For more, we go live to our Jang Tae-hyun, who is standing by at a high school in Seoul.<br />Taehyun,... how's the atmosphere looking there?<br />Hi Mark, I'm here again at Seoul High School.<br />As I said before, schools are only open for high school seniors, in their third year.<br />The big reason for that is because they face a tight academic schedule to prepare for the college entrance exam, which has already been pushed back to early December.<br />Some are worried about the exam while others are happy to meet their friends again.<br />"I'm excited to be here at school and meet friends, but I'm a little worried about catching up with my studies."<br />"The college entrance exam has been delayed and the result will depend on how much we studied."<br />Some 450-thousand seniors will be heading to classrooms nationwide today, and the reopening of schools for the remaining grades will take place in stages through June 8th.<br />All students are required to have their body temperatures checked.<br />Teachers and staff should all wear face masks during classes and desks will be kept a distance apart from each other.<br />Taehyun, what happens if anyone shows symptoms of COVID-19?<br />Mark, if a student or anyone within the school grounds has a temperature above 37-point-five degrees Celsius, he or she will immediately be transferred to a separate room, a school nurse will check their temperature once again and they will be sent home.<br />Officials are doing their utmost to avoid an additional surge amid fears over new cases spotted across the nation over the past couple of weeks.<br />High school seniors must go to school every day but there are some exceptions.<br />In Daegu, the region worst hit by COVID-19, students can choose whether they want to take in-person classes.<br />Also, unlike before, when students had classes long into the evening, now school will end after lunchtime.<br />However, in Incheon, two high school seniors have been confirmed with COVID-19.<br />Seniors at 66 schools in the city have been told to return home until further notice.<br />That's all I got for now. I'll be back with more details. Back to you Mark.<br />Thank you for the update, Taehyun<br />
