Exam malpractice: Five principals demoted to classroom teachers Published April 15, 2017 Share Tweet Students writin Clement Nnachi, Abakaliki Five principals in public secondary schools in Ebonyi State have been demoted to classroom teachers for allegedly aiding examination malpractices in their schools. ADVERTISING inRead invented by Teads The State Commissioner for Education, Prof John Eke, disclosed this to newsmen on Friday, while monitoring the 2017 West African Examination Council examination. The demotion of the principals followed reports of their conduct during the 2016 WAEC examination in their schools. Prof. Eke disclosed that out of the 20 schools indicted, five of them were public schools, while 15 of them were private schools. The principals of the five public schools were indicted by the National Committee on WAEC examination malpractices. According to the commissioner, 35 other principals of public secondary schools were given strong warning letters, while 25 supervisors were placed on half salaries for a period of three months for their involvement in examination malpractices last year. Fifteen private schools were sanctioned by the government based on the report of WAEC that indicted the supervisors during last year School Certificate examinations. “The 15 private secondary schools indicted by WAEC will not present candidates for WAEC in future and will pay a fine of N100,000 each for committing the crime as a deterrent to others. “Examination malpractice is a destroyer; it is a virus. It will rob a child of his/her destiny, the private schools have been denied one year from participating in WAEC and National Examination Council (NECO),” he reiterated. Eke maintained that the measures adopted by the government was a long term solution geared towards curbing examination malpractice in the state. He reiterated the state government’s commitment to zero tolerance for examination malpractice, maintaining that the long term solution to examination malpractice remains adequate and effective teaching and learning in the classrooms. Earlier in his speech, the Ebonyi State Chairman of Secondary Education Board, Mr. Emmanuel Odoh, said that the implementation of sanctions on indicted teachers would commence immediately. Copyright PUNCH. All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH. Contact: editor@punchng.com Share Tweet EDUCATION UNIABUJA regains NUC accreditation for 12 courses Medical students should have first degree in science –UNIMED VC Jigawa spends N245m monthly on students’ feeding Teach for Nigeria to place 1,000 fellows in classrooms Multiple taxation: Ogun proprietors seek Amosun’s intervention Participation important than winning competitions – UNESCO ambassador LASUCOM dentistry faculty gets full accreditation Australia spends N228m on 12,000 N’East children Sponsored Links You May Like How to play USA Lotteries From Africa? 24Lottos.com 7 Investments That'll Help Plan For The Future Womens Article How To Buy a U.S Mega Millions Lottery Ticket From Your Mobile? 24lottos Top 6 High Salary Clean Energy Jobs That Are In Demand Now WomensArticle.com Playing US MegaMillions From Your Mobile Has Never Been So Easy 24lottos How To Buy US Mega Millions From Your Sofa? 24lottos How ISOLATE® saved my relationship from the menace of snoring Flare Audio The President: Savvy Business Man Or Convincing Actor? Huffington Post uber_black_english Consumerist Why 'Grocerants' are the new trend, taking bite out of restaurants USA Today Trump's Fairy Tale About the Fall of Detroit Bloomberg Angry India proof that Australia are doing well ESPN Cricinfo by Taboola TRENDING EFCC planning to plant cash in my house –Adoke Wike, NIA fight over ownership of N13bn seized by EFCC Nigeria’s oil production falls to 1.2 million barrels Northern elite trying to silence me –Sanusi Controversy over N42m tithe to Benue church punchng.com © 1971-2017 The Punch newspaper