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Another music professor from Seoul National University (SNU) is in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. Park Mi-hae is accused of having violated the school’s policy on the provision of private lessons, only a week after the school decided to fire one of its music professors over violence toward students.
The professor had been giving personal lessons to a high school student for the past two years according to SNU Sunday.
The school prohibits its professors from teaching students outside of the school as it may provoke criticism and affect students’ chances on university entrance exams.
In exceptional cases professors must receive permission from the school president.
Park, however, did not receive approval and has been registered as a lecturer at Seoul Arts High School, receiving 20,000 won ($17) per hour from the school.
``I was teaching a good friend’s child and the student was not preparing for university. I will accept the consequences for not getting permission from the president,’’ Park was quoted as saying by the school.
Some lecturers at arts schools pointed out that ordinary teachers are paid around 150,000 won and that it didn’t make sense that a music professor from one of the most prestigious universities received such a small amount.
SNU is planning to further investigate the case.
서울대 박인혜 교수 '불법과외'논란, 누리꾼 "저긴 뭐하는 곳이냐?" 분노
‘제자폭행사건’에 이어 서울대가 이번에는 ‘불법 개인교습 논란’에 휩싸였다.
6일 서울대는 서울대 성악과의 박미혜 교수가 학교 규정을 어기고 2년 동안 예고생을 개인교습한 것을 확인했다.
서울대 타교출강처리지침은 입시에 영향을 줄 수 있는 각 급 학교에는 출강이 금지되어 있다.
그러나 부득이한 경우 총장의 승인을 받도록 되어 있는데 이번 개인교습은 총장의 승인없이 이루어진 것이어서 문제가 되고 있는 것.
서울대 측은 “진상조사에 나설 것”임을 밝힌 상태이며 박 교수는 “징계는 달게 받겠지만 지인의 자녀를 가르친 것에 불과하다"고 밝혔다.
박 교수는 교습료에 대해서도 “학교지침에 따라 시간당 2만원을 받았다”고 말하고 있다. 하지만 이는 예고에 출강하는 일반 강사들이 받는 수업료보다 낮은 수준이어서 “있을 수 없는 일”이라는 것이 관계 종사자들의 의견이다.
한편 누리꾼들은 “저 학교 음대는 뭐하는 곳이냐?”, “제자폭행에 불법교습까지 너무한다”, “불법교습하면서 때리지는 않은건지 모르겠다”며 계속되는 서울대 음대의 모습에 실망스럽다는 반응이다.
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