The principal inflated the score of a candidate to become valedictorian: What did the examination board explain?

(NLDO)- Principals and teachers were prosecuted for interfering, erasing test papers, and inflating test scores for candidates in the 10th grade entrance exam for the 2024-2025 school year.

Regarding the case of "Forgery in work" that occurred at some high school examination councils in Thanh Hoa , up to now, the Investigation Police Agency of Thanh Hoa Provincial Police has prosecuted 8 defendants who are principals and teachers of high schools in the area.

Mr. Vu Ngoc Liem, former principal of Ngoc Lac High School, and Ms. Ngo Thi Tuyet were prosecuted for "Forgery in work". Photo: Thanh Hoa Police

Previously, on July 4, the Investigation Police Agency of Thanh Hoa Provincial Police ( Economic Police Department) prosecuted 6 defendants at the Examination Council of Tinh Gia 4 High School (former Nghi Son town), including Mr. Luong Tu Le, Principal of the school, Chairman of the Examination Council for 10th grade entrance exams for the 2024-2025 school year.

On August 4, the Investigation Police Agency of Thanh Hoa Province Police issued a decision to prosecute and temporarily detain Vu Ngoc Liem (born in 1976), former principal of Ngoc Lac High School, and prosecute and order a house arrest ban for Ngo Thi Tuyet (born in 1979, former teacher of Ngoc Lac High School) for the above crime of intervening and inflating the score of a failed candidate to become the school's valedictorian.

According to Thanh Hoa Provincial Police, through the work of grasping the situation, the Economic Police Department of Thanh Hoa Provincial Police discovered that in the 10th grade entrance exam for the 2024-2025 school year in the area, there were many candidates with unusually high exam scores, so they focused on verifying and clarifying.

Initial verification results have determined that at the Tinh Gia 4 High School Examination Council, for the 10th grade entrance exam, school year 2024-2025, a candidate's exam paper had been edited, erased, and had answers added to it.

At the Ngoc Lac High School Examination Council, there was a candidate's test with an unusually high score. Specifically, the total score of this candidate when multiplied by the coefficient was only 24.4 points, but the result publicly posted on the name and score board was 39.4 points.

According to the explanation of the Ngoc Lac High School Examination Board, the reason for the wrong score was due to work pressure and lack of concentration during the working process, which led to the wrong score being recorded and was unintentional.

Le Hong Phong High School (Bim Son Ward, Thanh Hoa Province) - where the incident occurred in which a candidate had his score inflated from failing to valedictorian.

Previously, on October 9, 2024, the Inspectorate of the Department of Education and Training (GD-DT) of Thanh Hoa province informed that there were results of verifying the petition reflecting that candidate CTH, in examination room No. 6, Examination Council of Le Hong Phong High School (former Bim Son town, now Bim Son ward, Thanh Hoa province) had average academic performance, but the result of the entrance exam to grade 10 of high school was unusually high, becoming the valedictorian of the school.

According to the Inspectorate of the Department of Education and Training of Thanh Hoa province, after receiving the feedback, the Department established an inspection team and discovered discrepancies in the exam results of candidate CTH (born in 2009, registration number 721xxx) at the Examination Council of Le Hong Phong High School, Bim Son town in the 10th grade entrance exam for the 2024-2025 school year.

Specifically, the announced exam scores of CTH candidates were: Math 8 points, Literature 8.5 points, English 6.4 points. However, after checking the exam, the actual results were only Math 4.5 points, Literature 6.5 points and English 2.4 points. With these results, this candidate did not even have enough points to pass the entrance exam to Le Hong Phong High School.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/vu-hieu-truong-nang-khong-diem-cho-1-thi-sinh-thanh-thu-khoa-hoi-dong-cham-thi-giai-trinh-gi-196250807132604933.htm