The Zambia National Education Coalition (ZANEC) has cautioned pupils against using examination leakages as they start writing their final examinations this month.

Pupils will be writing examinations for grade twelve, nine and seven starting on 27th of September, 2018.
Coalition Executive Director Ivy Mutwale says it is important that the people responsible for distributing examination papers take responsibility and not leak the papers.

Ms Mutwale says it is wrong to use leakages in examinations.

She has appealed to the parents who are in the habit of buying leakages for their children to stop as they are inculcating bad morals in their children of cheating, stealing and not having integrity.

“Exam malpractice is a negative orientation for future leaders, who may end up being corrupt in their positions of authority. Exam leakages encourage the young to engage in illicit actions, including engaging in prostitution in order to access the leakages. As such, there is a lot to worry about regarding the morality of these future adults,” she said.

She has also appealed to the law enforcement institutions to give stiff punishment to those involved in exam malpractices at all levels.

“Additionally, we call upon the Teaching Council of Zambia (TCZ) to revoke the Teaching Licenses from teachers who will be found involved in leaking the examination papers, she adds.

Ms Mutwale is of the view that examination malpractices are supposed to be a concern of everyone who is progressive.