Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education begins procedures to revoke Kim Geon-hee's teaching qualification

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education has begun the process of revoking the teaching qualifications of Kim Gun-Hee, wife of former President Yoon Seok-Yeol. Sookmyung Women's University has announced that Kim's graduation certificate will be revoked.
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education has sent a letter requesting that the university revoke Kim's bachelor's degree and her teaching qualifications as a follow-up procedure.
On the 9th, Kim announced that she had begun the process of having her qualifications as a "Level 2 full-time teacher" revoked. Kim earned a master's degree from the Graduate School of Education at Sookmyung Women's University and obtained teaching qualifications.
On Monday, the government revoked Kim's master's degree for plagiarism in her thesis. On the 8th, the school held a teacher training committee meeting and decided to revoke her teaching qualifications, acknowledging that Kim had obtained her teaching qualifications through fraudulent means.
The city's education office will notify Kim of the cancellation procedure at an early stage and provide her with an opportunity to submit her opinion, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
The ministry plans to begin the process of reviewing the documents after hearings and other procedures. It also plans to notify Kim, the Minister of Education, and the original issuing authority of the documents.
A city education bureau official said, "Ensuring the legality and fairness of teacher qualifications is a basic principle of education administration," and added, "After carrying out due process and fully listening to opinions, we will make the decision in accordance with relevant laws and regulations."
They will be dealt with fairly," he said.