Twifo Praso: Four teachers convicted and fined GH¢3,000 each for BECE malpractices, if they fail to pay fine they will spend one year in jail

Four teachers have been convicted for their involvement in irregularities and examination malpractices in the Twifo Praso area of the Central Region.

They are said to have engaged in misconduct during last week's 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).

Following their admission of guilt when they were arraigned before the Twifo Praso District Magistrate Court presided over by Cephas Atidzoe, they were convicted and fined GH¢3,000 each, reports Joana Kumi.

If they default in paying the fine, they will spend one-year in prison, the court ordered.

David Kwabena Mensah, Ruth Ampah, Millicent Marfo, and Kennedy Anokye, were found to have engaged in acts that breached examination regulations at different centres in the district.

Two of them were teachers who accompanied their students to the examination centres, and the remaining two were teachers who were engaged by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) as invigilators.

All four admitted the offences levelled against them when they appeared before the court presided over by Cephas Atidzoe. 

Prosecuting, Chief Inspector Joseph Kusah, told the court that they were implicated in separate cases of examination-related misconduct.

David Kwabena Mensah was punished for unlawfully circulating examination content after he captured portions of an examination paper with his mobile phone and distributed the material through WhatsApp.

That conduct violated provisions of the law regulating the handling and confidentiality of examination materials under the West African Examinations Council Act, 2006.

Ruth Ampah on her part was found culpable for improperly aiding candidates during the examination.

She provided answers to students verbally while the examination was in progress, an act prosecutors described as a serious breach of examination rules and criminal law.

Millicent Marfo and Kennedy Anokye were convicted for jointly keeping examination papers unlawfully at the Twifo Praso Senior High School examination centre.

The court held that the pair acted in violation of laws relating to unauthorized possession of examination materials and conspiracy to commit an unlawful act.