Two pupils were hurt, and the exams were disrupted on Thursday when a swarm of wild bees stung candidates taking the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at the Wa School for the Deaf center.
For medical attention, the victims—a male and a female candidate—were taken to the Wa Municipal Hospital.
The female candidate was jailed and did not take the exam, while the male candidate received treatment and was released in time to write the second paper, Career Technology.
Shortly after the English-language paper, a beehive was disturbed when Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) employees pruned a tree close to the testing location.
In an interview, Mr. Donald Tuor, the Upper West Regional Controller of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), attested to the occurrence.
He mentioned that the female candidate who skipped the paper is being considered for clemency.
Since it was not her fault, we are thinking of filing a clemency application for her. She can still receive a grade even if the topic is required because it is not a core subject, Mr. Tuor clarified.
Additionally, he revealed that WAEC is looking into a number of examination misconduct incidents in the area. In the Wa Municipality, one invigilator has been fired thus far, and another is still at large.
Mr. Tuor stated that instructors who engage in malpractice will be referred to the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service for disciplinary action and that “all reported cases will be thoroughly investigated, and any individual found culpable will face the necessary sanctions.”
169 private candidates and 14,733 candidates from 620 schools—7,928 females and 6,805 males—registered for the BECE in the Upper West Region this year.
With the assistance of nine test depots, 51 centers are hosting the exams.
Source: newsthemegh.com