AMINA: NO PHONES IN EXAMS OKAY , BUT WHY THIS PUNISHMENT??

Image result for Amina MohamedEducation  Amina Mohamed has warned Students against using phones during the exam period  saying those caught will be barred from sitting the tests.

The cabinet Secretary said any form of cheating will not be entertained and that those found culpable will be punished.

“Parents whose children will be found with mobile phones in school will be held personally responsible for the actions. Their children will immediately be suspended from school and such candidates will not be allowed to sit the examinations,” she said.

“Only centre managers will be allowed to possess mobile phones during the duration of the examinations,” Ms Mohamed said.

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The CS also asked all parents to desist from visiting students in boarding schools this term, but for former students , this has been received as a major blow with many saying students need emotional support from close loved ones .

For many they say visiting days which go in hand have raised students morale when approaching exams and the ban on visiting students has been seen as a punishment.

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She ordered the Kenya National Parents Association to work with boards of management to ensure parents do not visit schools and that students do not keep mobile phones.

The parent’s association is also to stop parents from collecting money under with the intention to facilitate cheating in the examinations.

The CS also asked private school managers to ensure that all teachers who will participate in the examinations as science teachers to aid in practical subjects are fully registered with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).

Teachers supervising the exams in public schools are also required to be registered with the TSC.

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The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam is set to begin on October 30 while the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam is set to start on November 2 and end on November 28.

Ms Mohamed said the Ministry of Education has finalised all plans to deliver the examination to this year’s 1,060,759 KCPE candidates and 664,586 KCSE candidates.

“Over the next two weeks, the ministry will work round the clock to ensure that all examination materials are delivered to the 459 containers across the country in readiness for the start of the examinations,” she said.

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The CS warned schools, parents and teachers collecting money to compromise the administration and management of examinations.

So far, the ministry has placed 30 centres under intensive surveillance.

“Those found culpable will be apprehended, charged and de-registered,” she said.

Ms Mohamed further said that anyone found attempting to cheat, collude or compromise the examination process will be arrested on the spot and prosecuted.

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