Commission's Major Activities National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2016 The drop-out rate was high among migrant children and teenagers who joined a school halfway, mostly due to language barriers, exclusion from peer groups, and economic hardships. The effectiveness of the government support programmes such as multi-cultural preparatory schools and rainbow schools was limited because of a lack of information, limited accessibility, and single programme for different age groups. C. Monitoring to prevent disability discrimination The Commission appointed 178 members to a Watch Team to monitor six key areas around the nation (Seoul, Gyeonggi, Busan, Gwangju, Daegu, and Daejeon). The team monitored cases of discrimination against persons with disabilities and the effectiveness of the Act on the Prohibition of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities. Of the 178 members, 66.9% has a disability, such as a physical, brain disablement, visual, or hearing disability. The Watch team monitored 245 public institutions (195 post offices and 50 job centers) and 164 large-scale retail facilities for accessibility for persons with disabilities. They also monitored large-scale retailers for safety zones for persons with disabilities. The monitoring results were sent to the relevant organizations and 96% or more submitted their improvement plan. Based on the result report, the Commission made policy recommendations for improving safety zones and accessibility for persons with disabilities. D. Monitoring of children's rights In view of improving the children's rights in crisis at school, the Commission conducted monitoring activities from June to October. The tasks identified from this effort included the need for systematic intervention to help teenagers at risk of being deprived of educational opportunities; promoting individualization and diversity in education; enhancing the status and authorities of education welfare workers and school social workers; and amendment of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to institute school regulations that are conducive to respect for human rights. 38