31. However, the children who are abandoned in the private-run baby boxes might not be fully protected by the state. In a related case, in 2019, the person in charge of the operation of the baby box in Gwanak-gu, Seoul was reported by the local government to the prosecution for having fraudulently received about KRW 200 million in basic living benefits. 32. The Government’s plan to introduce the birth report system and the protective (anonymous) childbirth system, which is included in the Policies for Children toward Building an Inclusive Society, is intended to reduce the cases of child abandonment and increase public protection for children. However, the Government needs to, at the same time, consider taking actions for social protection, in order to reduce and remove social prejudices against the parents in vulnerable situations, such as single parents or juvenile parents, and provide parenting support to those parents. 33. The Government should confirm the fundamental reasons why children are abandoned in the baby boxes and make efforts to resolve this situation. Issue 12. Asbestos – in relation to para. 4 (d) of the List of Issues 34. As of 2018, 11,291 (53.8%) of the total 20,986 schools in the country have a building that contains asbestos which is classified by the WHO as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1), and the Government plans to remove asbestos from all the facilities in kindergartens and elementary, middle and high schools across the country by 2027 (para. 17 of the Replies to the List of Issues). The Government is now controlling asbestos in schools, based on the asbestos maps of individual schools, but the schools with old buildings are not safe from possible harms from asbestos. Although sufficient care should be taken when an asbestos-containing facility is repaired or a construction to remove asbestos is done, asbestos residue was later found in 43 of the 1,227 schools which completed a construction to remove asbestos during the winter vacation of 2017, and the students in those schools refused to attend school for fear of asbestos residue in 2018. Moreover, asbestos was found in 397 schools which were included in the MOE's list of asbestos-free zones in March 2019, and the 2019 guideline which was released by the MOE in relation to the deconstruction of an asbestos-containing structure or the removal of asbestos omitted the requirement for a dust study which had been specified in the 2018 guideline. These incidents have invited criticism that the Government’s control over asbestos has been weakened as the Government places more emphasis on convenience at work than on safety. 35. The Government should find out and promptly carry out socially reliable solutions to remove asbestos from schools, in order to ensure that children live in an environment safe from asbestos. 9