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Despite paying only for a regular-sized coffee, a principal at a junior high school in Japan helped himself to a large cup at a convenience store self-service machine.
He was caught in Takasago, a city about a seven-hour drive from Tokyo, after a worker saw him pressing the button for a large cup on Dec 21. He was dismissed from his job and had his teaching licence revoked, reported Japanese daily Asahi Shimbun on Feb 16.
He did not receive his retirement pay either, believed to be about 20 million yen (S$180,000).
At an interview with prefectural board officials, the principal, 59, said he had acted on impulse and was “truly sorry” for his misconduct, the report said.
A regular-sized coffee at the store costs 110 yen and the larger option costs 180 yen. He admitted that he had up-sized his coffee without paying three times before at the same store, and four times at another store. In total, he underpaid an amount of 490 yen.
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An educator in Japan are held with extremely high standards, so if there has been a minor crime committed, they lose everything.
He was caught in Takasago, a city about a seven-hour drive from Tokyo, after a worker saw him pressing the button for a large cup on Dec 21. He was dismissed from his job and had his teaching licence revoked, reported Japanese daily Asahi Shimbun on Feb 16.
He did not receive his retirement pay either, believed to be about 20 million yen (S$180,000).
At an interview with prefectural board officials, the principal, 59, said he had acted on impulse and was “truly sorry” for his misconduct, the report said.
A regular-sized coffee at the store costs 110 yen and the larger option costs 180 yen. He admitted that he had up-sized his coffee without paying three times before at the same store, and four times at another store. In total, he underpaid an amount of 490 yen.
School principal in Japan fired for coffee theft, denied retirement pay
The principal admitted that he acted on impulse and apologised for the incident. Read more at straitstimes.com.
An educator in Japan are held with extremely high standards, so if there has been a minor crime committed, they lose everything.
