Vice Minister of Education Jang Sang-yoon said on the먹튀검증 19th, “We have caught 24 teachers who sold questions to entrance exam academies and participated in the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) and mock assessment questions,” and “ssued four people.” “We will request investigation of 22 people,” he said.
He also said, “I have some room to reflect on whether I did my best to ensure fairness in a test that should have been the fairest, and I am sorry for not being able to do so.”
On this day, Vice Minister Jang held a briefing held at the Sejong Government Complex to announce the results of the 4th Pan-Government Response Council on Cartels and Absurdities in Private Education.
As a result of the Ministry of Education’s voluntary reporting period for teachers’ profit-making activities linked to private education companies for two weeks from August 1 to 14, a total of 322 people reported.
As a result of cross-verifying this list with the list of participants who wrote CSAT and mock evaluation questions from the 2017 school year until the mock evaluation in June 2024, it was found that there were 24 teachers who sold questions to private education companies and participated in the CSAT and mock evaluation questions.
According to the CSAT management regulations of the Evaluation Institute, test preparation and review committee members must not write commercial CSAT-related test books within the past three years, or give CSAT lectures or special lectures at entrance exam academies or on the Internet or broadcast for profit. In addition, test-taking committee members must agree to a pledge stating that they will not engage in commercial activities using their participation experience.
◇ 21 private education companies that traded questions were also requested for investigation… The Ministry of Education, which designated a private education company as a military service exemption company,
decided to immediately sue four of the 24 teachers who were caught for hiding the fact that they sold questions and participating in the test on charges of obstruction of business. Of the four, three took the CSAT and the remaining one only participated in the mock assessment.
It was decided to request an investigation into 22 people who sold questions and received large sums of money after participating in the CSAT and mock evaluation questions on charges of violation of the obligation to prohibit receiving money and valuables and violation of the obligation to maintain confidentiality. Two of the people subject to the complaint were included in the 22 people subject to investigation requests.
In addition, an investigation request will be made against 21 private education companies that traded with questions.
According to the Ministry of Education, teachers sometimes received as much as 500 million won in exchange for solving problems.
An official from the Ministry of Education said, “Of the 322 people who voluntarily reported, excluding 24 who are subject to complaints and investigation requests, additional findings are expected to be revealed through the Board of Audit and Inspection’s audit,” adding, “It is expected that teachers who did not voluntarily report will also be revealed through the Board of Audit and Inspection’s audit.” “I think,” he said.
They took the position that they could not say for certain the possibility that the teachers in question may have applied the same questions they sold to the entrance exam academy to the CSAT.
Vice Minister Jang said, “I believe there is a possibility or probability that the questions I wrote (sold) were actually on the CSAT, but it is difficult to say for sure because it is not confirmed that the questions were written by one person under the current CSAT test and review system.”
Vice Minister Jang said, “I have some room to reflect on whether I did my best to ensure fairness in the exam that should have been the fairest, and I am sorry for not being able to do so.” He added, “Efforts to check each case and system to avoid suspicion have now begun.” “He emphasized.
Regarding this year’s CSAT, in consultation with the Board of Audit and Inspection, we decided to completely exclude question sellers from private education companies in advance. In addition, in the second half of the year, we plan to prepare a plan to improve the system that will completely exclude the participation of question sellers from private education companies from next year’s CSAT and mock evaluations.
Meanwhile, a private education company that creates CSAT mock test questions was designated as a military service exemption company, and a case was discovered where its professional research personnel created and sold Korean language mock test ‘killer questions’ (extremely difficult questions).
The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Military Manpower Administration decided to limit recommendations for the assignment of professional research personnel to related private education companies and revise related regulations to prevent recurrence. In addition, the Military Manpower Administration will report the company in question and request extension of service for professional research personnel and investigation.