Parent sentenced to prison for exam paper theft

A parent who repeatedly broke into a high school to steal exam papers has been sentenced to prison, while a contract teacher and a school administrator who assisted in covering up the scheme also received jail terms. The student who used the stolen exams was handed a suspended prison sentence. The Andong branch of the Daegu District Court handed down the rulings on Wednesday, finding the defendants guilty of obstruction of business, special larceny and nighttime trespassing. The parent, identified only as A, 48, was sentenced to four years and six months in prison. The teacher, B, 32, was sentenced to five years in prison, and must forfeit 31.5 million ($24,000) won in illicit gains. The school administrator, identified as C, 38, was sentenced to one year and six months in prison, while the student, D, 19, received a one-year prison sentence suspended for two years. According to the court, A trespassed at a high school in Andong 11 times, starting in 2023. Working with the student’s former homeroom teacher, the parent improperly removed and photographed exam papers before giving them t