Education official says don’t jail exam cheats

28 March 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Anti-corruption / Crime and law enforcement / Education and training / Education policy and administration / Government / Law and judiciary / Laws and regulations / Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports / Social development
ACU / Anti-Corruption Unit / Ministry of Education / Om Yentieng / Ros Salin

A senior Education Ministry official on Thursday said that jailing students caught cheating, as threatened by the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) on Tuesday, was the wrong approach to cleaning up the national high school exam. Instead, he called for a budget increase to offset losses that teachers will incur if they cease taking bribes. “Most students are under 18, so it is not appropriate to send them to jail, but this message [from the ACU] may convince some to stop the cheating,” said Ros Salin, cabinet chief at the Ministry of Education. ...

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