The Latest Twist in Korea’s SAT Scandal
The recent scandal affecting SAT testing in Korea has taken a new twist with reports that at least one much sought after SAT instructor was kidnapped and beaten after he tried leaving his private academy for another one. According to a report in the Joongang Daily, police say that he reported being taken against his will to a villa in Gyeonggi and threatened after he tried to leave the academy last December. Several private institutes tutoring for the SAT in southern Seoul are reportedly engaged in overheated competition for top lecturers in order to attract as many students as possible.