Teacher in Yakutsk penalized for offering assistance to students during national chemistry tests
Teacher Fined for Altering State Exam Answer Sheets in Yakutsk
A chemistry teacher from Yakutsk has been fined 3,000 rubles for violating the procedure for conducting state final exams. The teacher's actions, which involved adding answers to students' exam papers after they had been submitted, were discovered by the Regional Information Processing Center, responsible for organizing and technologically supporting state exams.
The anomalies in the answer sheets were due to different handwritings, indicating that answers were added after the exam had been submitted. Experts at the Regional Information Processing Center discovered anomalies in four chemistry exam answer sheets from a state exam conducted at a school in Yakutsk.
The investigation, which was reported by TGK "Torboznoe Radio", revealed that the teacher's actions were found to have helped some students pass the state exam. However, the exact number of students who benefited from the teacher's actions is not specified in the report.
The incident occurred in May of this year, and a case was opened against the teacher under Part 4 of Article 19.30 of the RF Code of Administrative Offenses for violating the procedure for conducting state final exams. The teacher was found guilty on June 30.
In Russia, violating the procedure for conducting state final exams typically results in administrative penalties such as annulment of exam results, cancellation of a student's exam session, and disciplinary actions against responsible educational staff. These measures aim to preserve the integrity and fairness of the examination process.
For students found violating exam rules, such as using unauthorized materials, cheating, or disrupting the exam, their exam results can be invalidated, leading to failure or the requirement to retake the exam in a subsequent session. Educational institutions or staff involved in procedural violations may face official reprimands or legal consequences, depending on the severity of the infraction. The Ministry of Education or regional educational authorities may impose sanctions such as suspension of examination privileges, fines, or administrative investigations.
Strict compliance with exam procedures is enforced to prevent fraud and ensure equal opportunities in the Unified State Exam (ЕГЭ), a standardized national exam critical for graduation and university admission in Russia.
The incident in Yakutsk, where a teacher added answers to students' exam papers after submission, falls under the category of 'crime-and-justice' as the teacher was fined for violating the state exam procedures. This case serves as a reminder of the importance of 'education-and-self-development', as the fairness and integrity of the Unified State Exam (ЕГЭ) is crucial for students' futures, including their graduation and university admission.
