Memorial service for late teacher

Memorial service for late teacher

Education Minister Lee Ju-ho (2nd from R) and Cho Hee-yeon (R), superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, pay silent tribute to a late female teacher in a classroom at Seoi Elementary School in Seoul on Sept. 4, 2023, the 49th day after her death. The teacher apparently took her own life due to an alleged abuse of power inflicted upon her by one or more parents. In South Korea, people hold a memorial service on the 49th day of a person's death, known as "sasipgujae," to pray for the person's rebirth in paradise. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

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