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'3 PM Dismissal' for Lower Elementary Grades Halted... National Education Commission Decides Not to Publicly Discuss

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter No Jae-hyun = A plan to extend class hours for lower elementary grades so that they could leave school at 3 p.m. has hit a roadblock.

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The National Education Commission (NEC) has decided not to proceed with the public opinion gathering process regarding the "3 PM Dismissal System," which extends regular class hours for first and second-grade elementary school students until 3 PM. Based on the NEC's stance that it is difficult to include the relevant policy in the mid-to-long-term national education development plan without public deliberation, the measure is effectively being w…

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter No Jae-hyun = A plan to extend class hours for lower elementary grades so that they could leave school at 3 p.m. has hit a roadblock.

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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The push to implement the so-called "3 PM Dismissal System," which would extend regular class hours for first and second-grade elementary students to delay dismissal time to 3 PM, has hit a roadblock. On the 10th, the State Council on Education and Communications (SCEC) held its 12th plenary meeting at the Government Complex Seoul in Jongno-gu, Seoul, and deliberated on whether to proceed with the public opinion gathering and mediation process r…

The push to implement the so-called "3 PM Dismissal System," which would extend class hours for lower elementary grades to allow them to leave school at 3 PM, has hit a roadblock. Amidst backlash from teachers and concerns over the learning burden on students, the National Education Commission (NEC) decided not to proceed with the related public deliberation process. The NEC, an administrative committee under the President, held a plenary meeti…

The controversy surrounding the policy of dismissing elementary school students at 3 PM has been placed on the official agenda of the National Education Commission and is undergoing deliberation.

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asiae.co.kr broke the news on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
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