Reward for Reporting Illegal Activities at Private Academies to Increase Tenfold... 'Up to 2 Million Won'

Ministry of Education Announces Legislative Notice to Raise Reward Limit

Violations of Lesson Hours: "Up to 1 Million Won"

Academy Organizations Oppose... "Promotes a Surveillance Society"

The Ministry of Education has begun legal procedures to significantly increase the reward for reporting illegal activities at private academies. The reward will be raised tenfold, from the current 200,000 won to 2 million won.

On April 17, the Ministry of Education announced a partial amendment to the Enforcement Rules of the Act on the Establishment and Operation of Private Teaching Institutes and Extracurricular Lessons, which raises the upper limit of the reward for reporting illegal activities at academies and similar institutions.

Daechi-dong Academy District. The Asia Business Daily

According to the amendment, the reward for reporting unregistered or unreported teaching activities at academies will rise from the current 200,000 won to "up to 2 million won." The reward for reporting excessive tuition charges or violations of lesson hours will also be adjusted from the current 100,000 won to "up to 1 million won."

The Ministry of Education explained the purpose of the amendment by stating, "There is a need to increase the reward for reporting in order to strengthen private monitoring functions against illegal acts such as excessive tuition charges at academies." Previously, on April 9, the Ministry had announced the "Measures to Strengthen Management of Academy Tuition Fees," centered on raising the reward for reporting illegal activities at academies, during a task force meeting of ministers responsible for special management of the cost of living.

However, academy organizations are expressing opposition. The Korea Association for Private Education issued a press release on the same day, stating, "The Ministry of Education's proposal to increase the reward by 1,000% is an insult to academy professionals and promotes a surveillance society," and demanded the withdrawal of the amendment. They further argued, "It is unprecedented in any domestic regulations to raise the penalty for a general administrative violation tenfold all at once," claiming that the reward for reporting illegal academy activities has lost fairness compared to other industries.

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