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Kickbacks were to ensure student admissions, instructor tenure
State auditors are expected to announce the results of their three-month probe of South Korean private schools on suspicion of corruption. The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) launched the investigation of around 120 elementary, middle, and high schools nationwide in March.
According to sources, the BAI has found truth to most of the allegations at about 20 of the schools, including bribery and embezzlement, and will send its findings to the prosecution for further investigation.
"The investigation has been underway since earlier this year at 120 private schools, including several universities and schools operated by religious groups. We found a considerable number of schools engaged in corruption," a BAI official said on condition of anonymity. Most of those private schools were found to have been involved in receiving kickbacks in the name of school development funds in return for accepting students and hiring teachers, a person close to the matter said.
