Gyeonggi Office of Education to Strictly Punish Private School Teacher Recruitment Corruption

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education has once again declared a strict crackdown on private school corruption.

On the 17th, the Gyeonggi Office of Education announced that starting from 2022, private school teachers will be appointed under the same standards and procedures as public school teachers.

Until now, private schools have conducted only the first written exam concurrently with the public school teacher appointment exam, while the second stage, including teaching ability evaluation and interviews, was conducted independently to select the final successful candidates. However, from next year, the Gyeonggi Office of Education will manage and supervise all processes identically to those of public schools.

Additionally, the Gyeonggi Office of Education stated that corporate executives involved in hiring corruption will have their executive approvals revoked and will be reported to relevant authorities. Furthermore, if private school teachers are newly hired without consultation with the education office, personnel expenses will not be supported.

Lee Hong-young, Auditor of the Gyeonggi Office of Education, emphasized, "Private school corruption must now be completely eradicated," adding, "Since the damage caused by private school corruption ultimately affects students, the provincial education office will firmly and strongly respond with a principle of zero tolerance."

Earlier, the Gyeonggi Office of Education uncovered corruption related to the new hiring of regular teachers at a private school A in the province and reported the involved parties to investigative agencies in June.

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