The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says six teachers and invigilators have been arrested for engaging in various examination malpractices in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
Speaking to the media, the Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, John Kappi, said the arrest were made in the Bono region, Western region, Central region and the Volta region.
According to him, the teachers were arrested along with an ‘overwhelming’ number of students from both public and private schools across the country during the first week of the WASSCE.
He added that, “In terms of teachers, I can say so far, we have about six of them who have been picked up for various offences.
He noted that, the six arrested teachers were caught allegedly writing answers for candidates and committing other infractions.
John Kappi again said, they will have to hold a stakeholders meeting and ascertain to recruit people independently and make sure they apply the rules as expected.
John Kapi finally revealed why there’s a delay in the marking of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) papers.
