Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this Act is to protect and promote the health of students and teachers and staff by prescribing matters necessary for health management in schools. <Amended on Feb. 3, 2016>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 14, 2007]
Article 2(Definitions) #
The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Mar. 21, 2008; Jan. 26, 2012; Mar. 21, 2012; Oct. 20, 2020>
1. The term "health examination" means an examination or inspection of the physical developmental conditions and ability, mental health status, and daily habits of a person, whether a person contracts a disease, etc.;
2. The term "school" means respective schools under subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Early Childhood Education Act, Article 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, or Article 2 of the Higher Education Act;
3. The term "competent agency" means an advisory and supervisory authority classified as follows:
(a) National kindergartens under subparagraph 1 of Article 7 of the Early Childhood Education Act and national schools under subparagraph 1 of Article 3 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: The Minister of Education;
(b) Public kindergartens and private kindergartens under subparagraphs 2 and 3 of Article 7 of the Early Childhood Education Act and public schools and private schools under subparagraphs 2 and 3 of Article 3 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: The superintendent of education;
(c) Schools under Article 2 of the Higher Education Act: The Minister of Education.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 14, 2007]
Article 2-2(Duties of State and local governments) #
The State and local governments shall formulate and implement a master plan for the protection and promotion of the health of students and teachers and staff, and formulate policies necessary therefor.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 14, 2007]
Article 2-3(Formulation and implementation of master plans for student health promotion) #
(1) The Minister of Education shall formulate and implement a master plan for promoting the physical and mental health of students (hereinafter referred to as "master plan") every five years.
(2) A master plan shall include the following:
1. Basic direction-setting and objectives for promoting the health of students;
2. Major tasks to promote the health of students and the methods of performing the major tasks;
3. Other matters necessary to promote the health of students.
(3) The Minister of Education may request the heads of the relevant central administrative agencies or the heads of other institutions or organizations to provide materials, etc. necessary to formulate and implement a master plan. In such cases, the heads of relevant central administrative agencies or the heads of other institutions or organizations in receipt of such request shall comply therewith, except in extenuating circumstances.
(4) Other matters necessary to formulate and implement a master plan shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
[This Article Added on Sep. 24, 2021]
Article 3(Health facilities) #
A founder and a manager of a school shall build a health room, and furnish the facilities, appliances, and goods necessary for health care in schools, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Dec. 18, 2018>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 14, 2007]
[Title Amended on Dec. 18, 2018]
Article 4(Environmental sanitation and food sanitation in school) #
(1) The head of each school shall, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Education, properly maintain and administer environmental sanitation, such as the control of ventilation, lighting, illumination, temperature and humidity, the prevention and management of hazardous substances including hazardous heavy metals, the installation and management of water supply and drainage systems and lavatories, and the prevention and control of air pollution, asbestos, waste, noise, volatile organic compounds, germs, dust, etc., and food sanitation, such as the management of tableware, foodstuffs and drinking water in a school facility (referring to the site of a school building, a playground, a school building, a gymnasium, a dormitory, a school meal facility, and an auditorium installed in the site of a school building or a playground; hereinafter the same shall apply). <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Apr. 23, 2019>
(2) The head of a school shall, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Education, perform inspections at least twice in a year, in order to appropriately maintain and administer environmental sanitation and food sanitation in a school facility pursuant to paragraph (1), and record, maintain, and report the results thereof. In such cases, if a member of a school steering committee or a parent requests participation in an air quality inspection conducted for an inspection of environmental sanitation, such participation shall be permitted. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Apr. 2, 2019; Apr. 23, 2019; Dec. 28, 2021>
(3) The head of a school may, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Education, entrust inspection-related affairs prescribed in paragraph (2) to a measuring agency under Article 16 of the Environmental Testing and Inspection Act, or perform such affairs by asking the superintendent of education to provide specialized human resources and other support. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013>
(4) Where the results of inspection prescribed in paragraphs (2) and (3) fail to meet the standards prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Education, the head of a school shall take necessary measures without delay, including facility supplementation, and report thereon to the Minister of Education and the superintendent of education. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Mar. 2, 2016; Dec. 28, 2021>
(5) If deemed necessary to appropriately maintain and administer environmental sanitation and food sanitation under paragraph (1), the Minister of Education or the superintendent of education may have the relevant public official gain access to a school to perform inspections or check the results, etc. thereof under paragraph (2), and if improvement is required, he or she may provide administrative and financial support to the school. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013>
Article 4-2(Special cases concerning maintenance and management of air quality) #
(1) The head of a school shall conduct a sanitation inspection of air quality under Article 4 (2) at least once in the first and second half of each year, respectively.
(2) The head of a school shall regularly conduct an inspection at least twice each year with respect to equipment used to measure air quality in a school building under Article 4 (2) and (3), as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Education. <Amended on Dec. 28, 2021>
[This Article Added on Apr. 2, 2019]
Article 4-3(Construction of air purification installations) #
The head of a school (excluding a school defined in Article 2 of the Higher Education Act) shall construct an air purification installation and a fine dust-measuring device in each classroom to manage air quality in a school building, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Education.
[This Article Added on Apr. 2, 2019]
Article 5(Preparation of air pollution response manual) #
(1) The Minister of Education shall prepare and distribute a response manual based on the results of predicting air pollution levels under Article 7-2 of the Clean Air Conservation Act to effectively deal with air pollution (hereinafter referred to as "air pollution response manual") after consulting with the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
(2) The air pollution response manual shall contain the details prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as guidelines for disseminating information, inspection of conditions for outdoor classes and corresponding measures, and measures to control indoor air quality at each stage of response.
(3) The head of a school shall formulate a detailed guide to action to be taken by students and teachers and staff in accordance with the air pollution response manual and shall educate them on such detailed guide.
(4) Other matters necessary for the preparation and distribution of the air pollution response manual and formulation of the detailed guide to action shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
[This Article Added on Dec. 18, 2018]
Article 6 #
Deleted. <Feb. 3, 2016>
Article 6-2 #
Deleted. <Feb. 3, 2016>
Article 6-3 #
Deleted. <Feb. 3, 2016>
Article 7(Health examinations) #
(1) The head of a school shall require that students and teachers and staff submit to a health examination; provided, health examinations of teachers and staff may be substituted by health checkups under Article 52 of the National Health Insurance Act. <Amended on Dec. 31, 2011>
(2) In making sure that health examinations are conducted under paragraph (1), the head of a school shall request a health checkup institution under Article 52 of the National Health Insurance Act to conduct a health checkup on any of the following students with regard to matters prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Education in order to examine or inspect whether he or she has contracted a disease, etc.: <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Dec. 31, 2011; Mar. 21, 2012; Mar. 23, 2013>
1. First graders and fourth graders of schools under subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and of special schools and various kinds of schools equivalent thereto; provided, an oral examination shall be performed on all graders of schools, and matters concerning the methods, expenses, etc. thereof shall be determined by the superintendent of education according to the actual conditions of a community;
2. First graders in schools under subparagraphs 2 and 3 of Article 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and in special schools and various kinds of schools equivalent thereto;
3. Other students prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Education for the protection and promotion of health.
(3) The head of a school may ensure that a separate examination, other than a health examination under paragraph (2) is conducted on a student, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Education, if deemed necessary to protect and promote the relevant student's health. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013>
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2), the head of a school may postpone a health examination or skip all or part of a health examination, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Education, where he or she has obtained approval from the superintendent of education, or the head of a district office of education due to any unavoidable cause, such as a natural disaster. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013>
(5) An institution which has administered a health examination under paragraph (2) shall notify the relevant student or his or her parents, and the head of the relevant school of the results thereof, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Education. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013>
Article 7-2(Formulation and implementation of action plans for student health promotion) #
(1) The superintendent of education shall formulate and implement an action plan for student health promotion to improve the physical and mental health of students each year in accordance with the master plan, taking into account regional conditions and characteristics. <Amended on Sep. 24, 2021>
(2) The plan under paragraph (1) shall include ways to administratively and financially support measures taken by the head of a school prescribed in Article 11. <Added on Dec. 30, 2013>
(3) The head of a school shall evaluate the results of health examinations under Article 7 and formulate and implement a student health promotion plan based thereon. <Amended on Dec. 30, 2013>
(4) The head of a school may hold consultation with a school physician or school pharmacist under Article 15 (1) for the evaluation of the results of health examination under paragraph (3) and the formulation of a student mental health promotion plan. <Amended on Dec. 30, 2013>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 14, 2007]
[Title Amended on Sep. 24, 2021]
Article 7-3(Health examination records) #
(1) When a health examination has been completed under Article 7, the head of a school shall prepare and administer the results thereof according to the standards prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Education. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013>
(2) When the head of a school prepares and administers the results of the health examination under paragraph (1), the data that requires processing by using the educational information system under Article 30-4 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act shall be as follows: <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013>
1. Personal details;
2. Physical developmental status and capacity;
3. Other matters prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Education within the extent necessary to achieve educational purposes.
(3) The head of a school shall, when a student under his or her control transfers to another school or enters an advanced high school or lower-level course, transfer the data under paragraph (1) to the head of the relevant school.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 14, 2007]
Article 8(Suspension from school) #
(1) According to the results of the health examination under Article 7 or of a doctor's diagnosis, the head of a school may suspend from school students or teachers and staff who are infected or suspected to be infected, or are likely to be infected with an infectious disease, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Dec. 29, 2009; Oct. 20, 2020>
(2) Where a crisis alert of the caution level or higher under Article 38 (2) of the Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety is issued due to an infectious disease, the Minister of Education may order the head of a school to suspend any of the following students or teachers and staff from school in consultation with the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. In such cases, such order shall be issued via the competent authority of the relevant school. <Added on Oct. 20, 2020>
1. A person who has stayed at or passed through a quarantine inspection required area under subparagraph 7 of Article 2 of the Quarantine Act or a strict quarantine inspection required area under subparagraph 8 of the same Article, who is likely to be infected with a quarantinable infectious disease under subparagraph 1 of the same Article;
2. A person suspected to be infected with an infectious disease, who resides in or enters an area where the infectious disease breaks out;
3. A family member or cohabitant of a person quarantined at home or in a facility under Article 42 (2) 1 of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act;
4. Other persons deemed necessary to be suspended from school for the blocking, prevention, etc. of the spread of an infectious disease at school.
(3) The head of a school issued with an order under paragraph (2) shall suspend the relevant students or teachers and staff from school without delay. <Added on Oct. 20, 2020>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 14, 2007]
Article 8-2(Processing of personal information for suspension from school) #
The Minister of Education, the head of a relevant central administrative agency (including its affiliated institutions), the superintendent of education, and the head of a school may process personally identifiable information under Article 24 of the Personal Information Protection Act, if necessary for suspension from school under Article 8 (2). In such cases, the Personal Information Protection Act shall apply to matters regarding the protection of personal information.
[This Article Added on Oct. 20, 2020]
Article 9(Health care for students) #
The head of a school shall provide health education and take necessary measures for students’ physical development and improvement of physical strength, treatment and prevention of diseases, prevention of the misuse and abuse of substances including alcohol, tobacco, and narcotic drugs, sex education, prevention of overreliance on electronic devices such as mobile communication devices, prevention of gambling addiction, and promotion of mental health. <Amended on March 21, 2008; Jan. 26, 2012; Dec. 10, 2019; Dec. 28, 2021>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 14, 2007]
Article 9-2(Health education) #
(1) The Minister of Education shall provide health education including education about first aid, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, in a systematic manner to all students in kindergartens under subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Early Childhood Education Act and in schools referred to in Article 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. In such cases, matters necessary for the provision of health education, including the timing of education and books used therefor, shall be determined by the Minister of Education. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Dec. 30, 2013; Dec. 20, 2016>
(2) The head of a kindergarten under subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Early Childhood Education Act and the head of a school referred to in Article 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act shall provide annual education about first aid, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, to teachers and staff, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Education. <Added on Dec. 30, 2013; Dec. 20, 2016>
(3) The head of a kindergarten under subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Early Childhood Education Act and the head of a school referred to in Article 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act may entrust the operation of programs related to education on first aid under paragraph (2) and others to relevant specialized institutions or organizations, or experts. <Added on Dec. 20, 2016>
[This Article Added on Dec. 14, 2007]
[Title Amended on Dec. 30, 2013]
Article 9-3(Education for the prevention of narcotic drug addiction and misuse) #
(1) The Minister of Education shall, in consultation with the heads of relevant central administrative agencies every year, formulate and implement a plan to promote addiction and abuse prevention education for narcotics as defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Narcotics Control Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan to Promote Narcotics Addiction Prevention Education").
(2) The Minister of Education and superintendents of education shall, in accordance with the promotion plan for education for the prevention of narcotic drug addiction and misuse, ensure that the head of each school under Article 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act systematically provides education for the prevention of addiction to and misuse of narcotic drugs (hereinafter referred to as “education for the prevention of narcotic drug addiction and misuse”) to all students. In such cases, education for the prevention of narcotic drug addiction and misuse may be provided in connection with the following education:
1. Health education under Article 9-2;
2. School safety education under Article 8 of the Act on the Prevention of and Compensation for Accidents at School;
3. Education on children’s safety under Article 31 of the Child Welfare Act.
(3) The Minister of Education and the Minister of Food and Drug Safety shall actively cooperate to ensure that the actual condition survey under Article 51-4 of the Narcotics Control Act includes a survey on the actual conditions of students’ addiction to and misuse of narcotic drugs and an evaluation of the effectiveness of education for the prevention of narcotic drug addiction and misuse.
(4) The Minister of Education shall, when formulating the promotion plan for education for the prevention of narcotic drug addiction and misuse, reflect the results of the actual condition survey under Article 51-4 of the Narcotics Control Act.
(5) Matters necessary for the procedures for formulating the promotion plan for education for the prevention of narcotic drug addiction and misuse shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree and matters necessary for the timing and methods of providing education for the prevention of narcotic drug addiction and misuse shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Education.
[This Article Added on Mar. 18, 2025]
Article 10(Inspection of completion of vaccination) #
(1) The head of an elementary school and the head of a secondary school shall receive certificates of vaccination under Article 27 of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act from the head of a Si/Gun, or the head of a Gu (referring to the head of an autonomous Gu; hereinafter the same shall apply) within 90 days from the date when the students enter school, and inspect whether the students have had all the vaccinations under Articles 24 and 25 of the same Act, and then record the results of the inspection in the educational information system. <Amended on Dec. 29, 2009; Feb. 3, 2016>
(2) The head of an elementary school and the head of a secondary school shall guide new students who, it turns out, after inspection, haven’t had all the vaccinations, as a result of the inspections under paragraph (1), to have necessary vaccinations, and if necessary, may ask the head of a relevant public health center for necessary cooperation, such as assistance for vaccinations.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 14, 2007]
Article 11(Treatment and preventive measures) #
(1) The head of a school shall take necessary measures for the medical treatment for and prevention of diseases in students infected or likely to be infected with diseases as a result of health examinations conducted pursuant to Article 7.
(2) The head of a school shall take the following measures to promote mental health of students, if necessary, as a result of the examination of their mental health defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2, pursuant to Article 7 (1): <Added on Dec. 30, 2013>
1. Education for students, their parents, teachers and staff, about the promotion and understanding of mental health;
2. Consultation with and management of relevant students;
3. Connection of specialized consultation agencies or medical agencies with the relevant students;
4. Other measures necessary to promote mental health of students.
(3) The superintendent of education may subsidize expenses necessary to take measures set forth in each subparagraph of paragraph (2), such as expenses of examination and treatment. <Added on Dec. 30, 2013>
(4) If necessary for taking measures referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2), the head of a school may request cooperation from the head of a public health center, and the head of a public health center shall not reject such request without good cause. <Amended on Dec. 30, 2013>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 14, 2007]
[Title Amended on Dec. 30, 2013]
Article 12(Control of safety of students) #
In order to prevent safety-related accidents among students, the head of a school shall check out and improve facilities and equipment in the school, provide safety education to students, and take other necessary measures.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 14, 2007]
Article 13(Health care for teachers and staff) #
The head of a school shall, if necessary as a result of health examinations under Article 7 (1) or if necessary as a result of checkups performed in lieu of health examinations, take necessary measures, such as treatment of diseases and the improvement of working conditions of teachers and staff.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 14, 2007]
Article 14(Prevention of diseases) #
(1) The head of a school may suspend classes, if necessary to prevent infectious diseases and ensure the school health.
(2) If necessary to prevent infectious diseases and ensure the school health, the competent authority may order the relevant school to take any of the following measures; provided, in cases of schools prescribed in subparagraph 3 (a) of Article 2, the Minister of Education may delegate his or her authority to the superintendent of education:
1. Suspension of classes or adjustment of school days for graders or the entire school;
2. Temporary school closure (including temporary kindergarten closure).
(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), where measures under paragraph (1) or (2) are taken because of the issuance of a crisis alert of the caution level or higher under Article 38 (2) of the Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety due to an infectious disease, the head of a school and the superintendent of education shall obtain consent from the competent authority and the Minister of Education respectively.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 20, 2020]
Article 14-2(Vaccinations against infectious diseases) #
When the head of a Si/Gun/Gu administers required or temporary vaccinations against infectious diseases to the students or teachers and staff of a school pursuant to Articles 24 and 25 of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act, he or she may appoint a school physician or a health teacher (limited to a health teacher who has a nurse's license; hereinafter the same shall apply) as a staff in charge of vaccination and have him or her administer vaccinations to the students or teachers and staff. In such cases, Article 27 (1) of the Medical Service Act shall not apply to the health teacher. <Amended on Dec. 29, 2009; Nov. 28, 2017; Mar. 27, 2018>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 14, 2007]
[Title Amended on Dec. 29, 2009]
Article 14-3(Formulation of plan for prevention of infectious diseases) #
(1) The Minister of Education shall develop countermeasures to protect students and teachers and staff from infectious diseases (hereinafter referred to as "plan for the prevention of infectious diseases") including the following. In such cases, he or she shall consult with the Minister of Interior and Safety and the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency: <Amended on Jul. 26, 2017; Aug. 11, 2020>
1. Prevention and control of infectious diseases and follow-up measures;
2. Manual on response to infectious diseases;
3. School health and hygiene relating to infectious diseases;
4. Other matters that are prescribed by Presidential Decree and that are related to infectious diseases.
(2) When the Minister of Education develops a plan for the prevention of infectious diseases pursuant to paragraph (1), he or she shall notify the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Do Governor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, the superintendent of education, and schools of such plan.
(3) The superintendent of education shall develop a detailed plan for the prevention of infectious diseases based on the plan for the prevention of infectious diseases formulated by the Minister of Education, having regard to conditions of the relevant region.
(4) The Minister of Education and the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency shall build a close cooperative system and share information prescribed by Presidential Decree including information about the current status of infectious disease outbreaks (hereinafter referred to as "infectious disease information") in order to prevent infectious diseases at school. <Amended on Aug. 11, 2020>
(5) Where students or teachers and staff have been infected or are suspected to have been infected with infectious diseases, the head of a school shall immediately make a report thereon to the Minister of Education via the superintendent of education. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2021>
(6) Where the information under paragraph (4) is shared with or the report under paragraph (5) is made to the Minister of Education, he or she shall promptly make such infectious disease information public to stop their spread.
(7) Methods and procedures for sharing, reporting, and making public information under paragraphs (4) through (6) shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Education.
Article 14-4(Preparation of infectious disease response manual) #
(1) The Minister of Education shall prepare and distribute a response manual by type of infectious diseases to effectively respond thereto in schools (hereinafter referred to as "infectious disease response manual") in consultation with the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. <Amended on Aug. 11, 2020>
(2) Matters necessary for the preparation, distribution, etc. of the infectious disease response manual shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
[This Article Added on Mar. 2, 2016]
Article 15(School physician, school pharmacist and health teacher) #
(1) Each school may employ a medical person defined in Article 2 (1) of the Medical Service Act or a pharmacist defined in subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, who supports students and teachers and staff with health care needs, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jan. 26, 2012>
(2) Schools (excluding schools specified in the subparagraphs of Article 2 of the Higher Education Act; hereafter in this Article and Article 15-2 the same shall apply) shall employ a health teacher in charge of health education prescribed in Article 9-2 and health care of students; provided, schools of such certain size or less as prescribed by Presidential Decree may employ an itinerant health teacher. <Amended on Jun. 8, 2021>
(3) Where a school of such certain size or larger as prescribed by Presidential Decree employs a health teacher pursuant to paragraph (2), it shall employ at least two health teachers. <Added on Jun. 8, 2021>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 14, 2007]
[Title Amended on Jan. 26, 2012]
Article 15-2(First aid) #
(1) The head of each school may allow the health teachers or itinerant health teachers under Article 15 (2) or (3) (hereafter in this Article referred to as "health teachers, etc.") to provide first-aid services such as administering medicines to students who are in life-threatening conditions such as hypoglycemic shock associated with type 1 diabetes or anaphylactic shock after obtaining consent of their parents and consulting with doctors who have prescribed prescription drugs. In such cases, Article 27 (1) of the Medical Service Act shall not apply to health teachers, etc. <Amended on Jun. 8, 2021>
(2) Where no intention or gross negligence was found on the part of health teachers, etc. for property losses and human casualties that occur as a result of providing first aid to the students in life-threatening conditions under paragraph (1), health teachers, etc. shall not bear civil liability or criminal liability for bodily injury; and their criminal liability for causing death may be mitigated or remitted.
(3) The head of each school may have assistant personnel in place for students who need special care or protection due to any illness or disability. In such cases, the roles, requirements, etc. of assistant personnel shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Education.
[This Article Added on Nov. 28, 2017]
Article 16(Establishment of health organizations) #
The superintendent of education or the head of a district office of education may have organizations and public officials under his or her control necessary for school health care, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 14, 2007]
Article 16-2(Establishment of specialized institution for student health promotion) #
(1) The Minister of Education may establish or designate a specialized institution to perform the following duties (hereinafter referred to as "specialized institution for student health promotion") in order to support the promotion of the physical and mental health of students, in consultation with the superintendent of education:
1. Providing support for formulating a master plan;
2. Collecting and analyzing information and materials on the physical and mental health of students in Korea and abroad, preparing statistics, and publishing publications;
3. Developing educational materials concerning the physical and mental health of students;
4. Providing education and training to, and support for, teachers and staff, relevant persons, parents of students, etc. to promote the physical and mental health of students;
5. Building and operating information systems related to promoting the health of students;
6. Other duties deemed necessary by the Minister of Education to promote the health of students.
(2) The superintendent of education may establish and operate a student health promotion center in the jurisdictional area to perform the following duties:
1. Conducting fact-finding surveys on the status of physical development, habits of daily lives, mental health, etc. of students;
2. Developing and operating programs for promoting the health of students;
3. Providing counseling to promote the physical and mental health of students;
4. Providing support for less healthy students;
5. Other matters deemed necessary by the superintendent of education to promote the health of students.
(3) The State or local governments may contribute expenses necessary to establish and operate a specialized institution for student health promotion and a student health promotion center, within the budget.
(4) Matters necessary for establishing or designating and operating a specialized institution for student health promotion and a student health promotion center and other relevant matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
[This Article Added on Sep. 24, 2021]
Article 17(School Health Committee) #
(1) A City/Do School Health Committee shall be established under the control of the superintendent of education in order to deliberate on master plans for and important school health policies under Article 2-2. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Jan. 26, 2012>
(2) A City/Do School Health Committee shall be comprised of not more than 15 members who have experience in school health. <Amended on Jan. 26, 2012>
(3) The functions and operations of a City/Do School Health Committee and other necessary matters relating thereto shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jan. 26, 2012>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 14, 2007]
Article 18(Subsidization of expenses) #
The State or local governments shall subsidize all or some of expenses incurred in purchasing facilities, appliances, and goods under Article 3, installing an air-purifying facility and a fine dust-measuring device under Article 4-3, and conducting health examinations under Article 7 (1). <Amended on Dec. 18, 2018; Apr. 2, 2019>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 14, 2007]
Article 18-2(Prohibition against divulging confidential information) #
Any person who performs or performed duties related to the health examination of teachers and staff and students under this Act shall neither divulge confidential information he or she becomes aware of in the course of performing his or her duties to other persons nor use such information for any purpose other than to perform his or her duties. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2021>
[This Article Added on Dec. 30, 2013]
Article 19(Penalty provisions) #
(1) In violation of Article 18-2, a person who divulged confidential information he or she became aware of in the course of performing his or her duties to other persons or used them for any purpose other than to perform his or her duties shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than three years or by a fine not exceeding 30 million won. <Added on Dec. 30, 2013; Mar. 23, 2021>
(2) Deleted. <Feb. 3, 2016>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 14, 2007]
Article 20 #
Deleted. <Dec. 31, 1998>