High School Exam Passage Includes "Yoon Seok-yeol X-File," "Lee Jun-seok Military Service Corruption"... Ultimately 'Retest'

Controversy over political bias arose regarding the ethics exam questions in the final exam at a high school in Gunsan. Photo by Kim Byung-wook, Member of the National Assembly, People Power Party, Facebook capture.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Choyoung] A high school in Gunsan, Jeonbuk, which sparked controversy by mentioning former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol's X-file and People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok's military service allegations in exam questions, has apologized to students and parents and announced a retest schedule.

On the 3rd, High School A in Gunsan, Jeonbuk, stated, "There has been a reason for a retest on descriptive questions 4 and 5 in the 'Life and Ethics' exam," adding, "After holding a curriculum council and academic performance management committee meeting, it was decided to conduct a retest through proper procedures to ensure a reliable evaluation."

According to the Jeonbuk Office of Education, on the 1st, High School A had set questions 4 and 5 in the second semester final exam for second-year students in 'Life and Ethics,' asking students to describe the virtues necessary for public officials based on Jeong Yak-yong's Mokminsimseo and Plato's Republic.

At that time, the passages related to the two questions included the sentence, "Recently, keeping in mind political issues such as Yoon Seok-yeol's X-file involving his mother-in-law and wife, and Lee Jun-seok's military service corruption," which sparked controversy over political bias.

The questions were created by a contract teacher, not a regular teacher, and it is known that the teacher immediately apologized to the school upon recognizing the issue.

Regarding this, the school stated, "We apologize for causing discomfort to students and concern to parents," and emphasized, "Although we took great care in managing the exam administration, we sincerely and respectfully apologize for this incident and promise to thoroughly manage and inspect to prevent such occurrences in the future."

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