Article on bribery

Children of Bribe-Offering Parents Face Disadvantages

By Kang Shin-who
Staff Reporter

Parents’ bribing teachers in hopes of securing advantages for their children will on the contrary compromise the academic careers of their children, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE). if bribery is uncovered, children of parents doing this will not be allowed to receive school prizes. Although the children can win prizes from organizations outside schools, the office will not allow the prizes as recognition of academic achievement.

In addition, teachers will be banned from soliciting sponsorship of school events from parents. Parents and teachers will be subject to legal action if they are found to be embroiled in these irregularities.

While bribed teachers will not get promotions or bonuses, bribe-offering parents will face criminal charges.

``It has long been the practice for teachers to ask for financial support from parents to help school events. It is not easy for parents to reject such requests because of their children. We will eradicate the custom in cooperation with civic groups,’’ an SMOE official said.............


SO I read this and there is a little more on The Korean Times website but I thought this was an interesting topic and its not something I see here at all but I guess its only been a month so who knows but thought it was interesting because I don't know of this really happening too much in the US... I may be wrong though!