Security personnel of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) together with the National Security have arrested a headmaster and 11 teachers for allegedly engaging in malpractice in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 12 teachers were arrested at two centres in the Offinso Municipality in the Ashanti Region and the Senase R\/C Basic School in Brekum, Bono Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the first case of malpractice in the Offinso Municipality, an invigilator who is a teacher at the Offinso State \u2018A\u2019 JHS, was arrested for taking money from the candidates while giving out answer booklets to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When interrogated, she said the students were contributing to her voluntarily. She was being picked up for further investigations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also in the Dwamena Akenten M\/A JHS examination centre in Offinso, a headteacher and nine teachers were picked up after they were seen solving the section A of the Social Studies paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also at the Senase R\/C Basic School examination centre, an invigilator by name Ransford Osei, was arrested for sending snapshots of the social studies questions to a friend to be solved for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Osei absconded when the police was escorting him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Head of the National Office of WAEC, Mrs. Wendy Addy-Lamptey, told the students that they could perform very well even without cheating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She wished the candidates well and asked them to have ample rest \u201cand not be anxious but focused and write what you know.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Source: Daily Graphic<\/p>\n\n\n\n