S. Korean teacher and mother arrested for stealing exams
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Seoul: A teacher and a parent of a high school student in South Korea have been arrested for breaking into a school to steal exam papers, police told...
Seoul: A teacher and a parent of a high school student in South Korea have been arrested for breaking into a school to steal exam papers, police told AFP on Wednesday.
The country is known for placing extreme emphasis on academic achievement -- with its annual college entrance exam forcing aeroplanes to be grounded during English listening tests.
The pair are accused of breaking into a high school in Andong, about 270 kilometres (167 miles) south of the capital Seoul, at around 1:00 am on July 4 to steal exam papers, triggering an alarm and leading to their arrest.
"A 31-year-old teacher and the 48-year-old mother have confessed to the crime," said a detective at the Andong Police Station, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The teacher was a private tutor for the student while working at the school, where she was employed until February last year, authorities said.
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