Women’s school for second-chance learners faces closure after founder’s death

For many students at Ilsung Women’s Middle and High School, going to school is a dream they had to postpone for decades.

The Seoul school, which offers middle and high school-level education to women who missed out on formal schooling, is now facing possible closure after the death of its founder, Lee Seon-jae, in May exposed a legal gap threatening its future.

“We hope the government will pay closer attention to the reality faced by people like us, who fall through the cracks,” Ko Yeon-hee, a 6 ...