People watch coverage of President Yoon Suk Yeol's public statement as he declares martial law in an emergency statement at the presidential office on the night of Dec. 3, citing the need to root out pro-North Korean forces and uphold the constitutional order. Yonhap
All schools and educational institutions will open and operate as usual across the country on Wednesday despite President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of emergency martial law.
Schools can be temporarily closed for student safety when emergency martial law is declared.
In a text message to reporters at 12:53 a.m. early Wednesday, the education ministry said "all operations and academic schedules will run as normal."
The ministry added that it will inform reporters in the event of "any changes in the situation."
Classes at elementary, middle and high schools, as well as universities, will proceed as normal, according to the ministry's message.
Martial law declarations in South Korea have previously involved nationwide school closures, including during the last declaration of martial law in 1980. (Yonhap)
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