More than 30 teachers in Mpumalanga were mortified after the Ministry of Education excluded them from the grade 12 exam marking process.

 
After some students were found to be in possession of crib notes during exams in the Bushbuckridge area, they were issued letters revoking their appointment as examiners.

Just days before her 12th grade exams began in October, Mpumalanga’s Ministry of Education warned that extra vigilance would be required during her 12th grade exams this year.

For the first time in the state, more than 71,500 candidates registered for his Matura exam. The department is also recognized for conducting accident-free audits over the past 12 years. But they are taking a big hit now.

During testing at several schools in the Bushbuckridge area, some students were found in possession of crib notebooks.

Petros Sibuyi, chairman of the Mdluli secondary school administration board, said he was not satisfied with the way the education department handled the issue.

“Follow-up investigations revealed that some of their bodies were found and we are not happy about that.The children have been brought in with the principal for further evaluation. No one checked on the children when they were there. ”

Cheating scandal

This prompted the Ministry of Education to revoke the appointment of teachers selected to participate in the evaluation process.

Some of them have apparently been accused of being involved in cheating scandals. However, the South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) believes its members to be innocent.

“We saw reports in the media over the weekend claiming there was a wider net of teachers and students caught in this scam during exams,” said Walter Fraise, Sadhu’s secretary in Mpumalanga province. As far as we know at this time, no member has been involved in this matter and we have assured on behalf of the member that they should continue to be tagged. However, the department said it had launched an investigation into the matter, preventing all teachers in the area from being evaluated.

Some of the teachers involved have stated that they were not consulted before their appointments were revoked.

Hlaise said legal action could be taken against the department at a later date.

“If there is a serious allegation and someone is involved, we believe we need a result. We believe none of our members are involved. It’s really unfair to blame them for this. Find out what steps to take at that point. “