[News brief] 55 percent of the time, teachers who accept bribes don’t get fired
Social affairsOct 8, 2019
Between 2014 and 2018, an average of 30 schoolteachers were punished every year for taking bribes, according to Education Ministry data obtained by a Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker and presented to the National Assembly’s education committee Tuesday. Of the 151 teachers caught taking bribes during those years, more than half were allowed to continue teaching. The bribes were worth 1.34 bill...