Don’t let them eat cake: Teacher's Day traditions fade under anti-graft rules

An advisory posted on a local online teachers’ portal ahead of Teachers’ Day on Friday has sparked backlash in the teaching community, after it outlined situations in which gifts or gestures of appreciation could violate Korea’s anti-graft law. The advisory by the Gyeongsangbuk-do Office of Education, titled “An Overview of the Confusing Anti-Graft Law,” explains what teachers may and may not receive on Teachers’ Day, an annual commemorative day when students express gratitude to teachers. Notab

By The Korea Herald