Prevented pupils from seating exam : Ministry calls for probe

KUALA LUMPUR: No pupil can be prevented from sitting major examinations in schools, said Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong.

Wee said the ministry had ordered the Malaysian Examination Syndicates to conduct a thorough investigation to determine if the allegations were true.

He was responding to the case of three Year Six pupils of SK Bandar Bintangor in Sarawak who were not allowed to sit the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah last week.

However, after police intervention, the boys -- Idie Ganyol, Edward Ujoh Augustine and Richmend Mangi -- were allowed to take English Paper One and Two on the final day of the exam, on Thursday.
"We will investigate the matter to find out the truth. If it is true, the teachers involved and the school will face the music," he said yesterday


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