The Delta State government has sanctioned 41 teachers for examination malpractice during the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), conducted in the state.
The affected teachers are to suffer deferment of promotions by one year and banned from supervision of any school examination for a period of three years.
The State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Patrick Ukah, on Friday 18th September 2020, gave approval to the decisions based on the recommendations of the Examination Ethics Disciplinary Committee of the state.
He directed the Post Primary Education Board (PPEB) to implement the deferment of promotions by one year on the 41 affected teachers.
Meanwhile, while others are being sanctioned, Mr. P. O. Okolo, is to be given a letter of commendation for a job well done during the examination.
The Principals and Examination Officers of 13 public secondary schools and one private secondary school in the state, indicted for examination malpractice are to be issued with letters of warning by PPEB to desist from acts of negligence.
Mr. Ukah also approved that Anointed Secondary School, Ubogo, Udu local government area, which was closed down last year for examination malpractice be issued a warning letter and allowed to reopen to give the school a second chance to abide by laid down examination ethics.
Similarly, Mary Mount College, Boji-Boji Owa, Ika north east local government area, was found guilty of examination malpractice and fined N100, 000 as penalty to act as deterrent to other schools.
The Examination Ethics Disciplinary Committee, headed by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Comrade Sam Dietake, has representatives of PPEB, Ministry of Justice, Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPPS).
Others are the Association of Private School Owners of Nigeria (APSON), National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) and other officials of the ministry.
