Teacher jailed for changing examination papers
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A Tamil Teacher who pleaded guilty to altering Primary School Leaving examination scripts has been sentenced to 8 weeks' jail.
Shanti Krishnasamy altered Tamil language answer scripts of some of her pupils at Canberra Primary School in 2007.
Dressed in black, she was accompanied by several friends and family members.
Her defence lawyer Subhas Anandan had requested for a lenient sentence, saying his client was suffering from major depression and trying to cope with her daughter who has leukaemia.
When sentencing, Judge May Mesenas said Singapore is a meritocratic society.
She added that a message must be sent out to ensure the public's confidence in the teaching profession is upheld.
The Education Ministry says she has been suspended from duty pending court proceedings.
Following that, the Ministry will decide on an appropriate course of disciplinary action.
Shanti's lawyer said after his client completes her jail sentence, she is planning on spending more time with her family and give private tuition.
--938Live
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he orbi la walou
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what does the stress gotta do with changing the answer scripts?
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Originally posted by Doraemonboi:
he orbi la walou
is a she, lol
this kind of ppl hand itch one, for what bo tai bo ji go change answers?
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I think she is a teacher who had a heart of compassion and sympathy
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She had compassion and sympathy for those pupils whose scripts she changed.
However, it also showed her lack of empathy and total disregard for the honesty of all the other pupils across Singapore who took that exact same paper.
It's a really dumb crime. And for that, she deserves to be jailed.
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She might have helped her students whom she has changed the examinations papers to allow them a better grade, but those better papers's original owners/students would suffer due to the swap.
She helped someone by causing harm to others?
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So thats not kinda fair right?
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I was the batch of PSLE student in year 2007 when this case happen
some canberra pri ex student very upset
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sigh* know u might help some1 at yr own expensese.........
in the end u paid the price......
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she trying to meet KPI to get performance bonus issit ? .....
hard to believe she's helping her pupils for nothing ...
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Since she's a teacher, she ought to show some level of professionalism and discipline in her job.
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Originally posted by lianamaster:
Since she's a teacher, she ought to show some level of professionalism and discipline in her job.
Agreed. I'm just wondering why there are less teachers showing professionalism and discipline in their jobs these days. -
this sentencing seems a bit of a LPPL to me. Teacher cheating has been unheard of in the past. For every case that has been caught, how many more have gone unnoticed?
Perhaps the way KPI's are done in schools should be re-looked. KPI based on student attendance, results, performance etc? These are the very factors which determine the teacher's yearly bonuses.
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Originally posted by rainbow203:
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'Covering' the story?
You're working for some magazine or something?
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Haiz helping Students u also kena Trouble
Wad the honor... -
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