Investigation Speed of the 'Private Education Cartel'... Police Conduct Search and Seizure on Active Teachers

The police investigating the 'private education cartel' case conducted searches on current teachers suspected of involvement.

The Serious Crime Investigation Division of the National Police Agency announced on the 5th that on the 4th, investigators were sent to the residences of several current teachers to secure related materials such as mobile phones and laptops.

The police believe that these teachers created exam questions and provided them to private academy instructors or the academies themselves, receiving up to several hundred million won in return, constituting violations of the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act and obstruction of business.

Those subject to the searches reportedly include teachers connected to the controversy over the 'Question 23 passage' in the English section of the 2023 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT).

After analyzing the seized items, the police plan to summon the related individuals to verify whether these teachers actually received kickbacks from private education companies in exchange for supplying exam questions.

The police have been investigating cases related to the private education cartel since June of last year, based on requests from the Ministry of Education and their own intelligence cases.

They have conducted multiple searches and summonses targeting famous instructors, officials of large private academies, and current teachers suspected of involvement, and have so far booked over 60 people on charges including violations of the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act.

Last month, the Board of Audit and Inspection requested the police to investigate 56 current teachers and others based on the results of an audit titled 'Inspection of the Work Status Related to Teachers' Participation in the Private Education Market.'

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