Teacher on the run, student arrested over WASSCE malpractices

• This year’s WASSCE is currently ongoing

• A student has been arrested for going against the rules of the exam

• A teacher at Dadieso SHS is also on the run in connection with the same matter

The security operatives of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) have picked up a candidate writing the West African Senior High School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) at the Dadieso Senior High School over examination malpractices.

An invigilator, who is accused of taking a photo of the Oral English paper while it was being written by the students and circulated it on social media, is also currently at large, a report by Graphic online has said.

WAEC’s Head of Public Relations unit, Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, explained that the matter has been reported to the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amakwa, even as investigations get underway.

In the meantime, the candidate, whose name has not been disclosed, has been released on bail while the teacher in question is also being sought after.