Coronavirus: The foster dad home-schooling 10 North Korean boys
The coronavirus crisis means millions of parents around the world are grappling with the challenge of home-schooling. But one man in Seoul has a particularly tough task.
As might be expected, there are teething problems. Grappling with unfamiliar online systems via tech devices rented from the local education office is one of them. According to the Ministry of Unification, there were 33,658 North Korean defectors in the South as of March 2020, of which around 15% were 19 years or under.
As his family grew, Kim registered with the South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare to form what is known as a"Group Home" - the smallest form of institution in the country which can offer children without parents or guardians an alternative family setting. "I don't ask them for anything other than to grow up with decent manners… That's how I was raised by my parents."
On one occasion Kim's household was even visited by police. A fellow pupil of one of Kim's foster children had claimed his classmate was a spy for North Korea.
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