The plan was announced during a government policy coordination meeting presided over by Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik.
Visitors to elementary schools will also be required to fill out forms and submit their personal identification cards beginning in the second half of this year, the office said.
Currently, each school has only one paid civilian security guard or a volunteer guard.
To beef up schools` safety, the government will place at least two civilian security guards at 1,600 schools in vulnerable areas by the first half of next year, the office said, adding that the number of schools will increase to 4,418 by 2014.
In addition, all police stations will devote at least one officer to school violence prevention, the government said.
Students will receive anti-violence and anti-bullying education at least once per semester, it said.
The plan also calls for increasing the number of elementary schools offering night-time care services to 7,000, with the hope of benefiting families with working mothers or low incomes. In addition, schools will strengthen their counseling services for bullies and their victims.
(T.A045/H-AK)
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