Tension as teachers threaten to boycott marking
Wednesday, November 01, 2017
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Students in an exam
This follows after teachers were asked to take care of their accommodation, meals and transport fares, as the council would only pay for such at the end of the marking exercise, under the new dispensation.
Consequently, marking did not proceed as planned. By yesterday, work was at a standstill as examiners who have descended upon Rainbow School, the marking venue, contested this decision.
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