Son La, August 1 (VNA) – Police in thenorthern province of Son La on July 31 arrested three people suspected ofinvolvement in the recent high school exam cheating scandal.
The suspects include Nguyen Thi Hong Nga,51, a member of the examination and quality management office under theprovincial Department for Education and Training. When the national high schoolexam took place, she was secretary of the local steering board and member ofthe multiple-choice marking group. The other two are Dang Huu Thuy, 54, ViceRector of To Hieu High School and member of the multiple-choice test markinggroup, and Lo Van Huynh, 53, head of Nga’s office, member of the exam steeringboard, and head of the exam secretariat board.
Son La police also launched criminalproceedings against two other suspects.
Tran Xuan Yen, 47, who held multiple rolesas Vice Director of the provincial Department of Education and Training, memberof the exam steering board, Vice Chairman of the provincial exam board, deputyhead of the test marking board, and head of the multiple-choice test markinggroup; and Cam Thi Bun Son, 49, an official at the provincial Department ofEducation and Training and a member of the multiple-choice test marking group,were both charged with abusing their position and power.
Yen and Son have been placed under housearrest.
Earlier, on July 26, the police departmentbegan criminal proceedings against the high school exam fraud.
In Son La, the average scores for math andphysics were 3.43 and 4.03, lower than the national average of 4.88 and 4.96,respectively. However, 30 students achieved nine out of 10 points and above forthe math test, and 13 students scored nine points or higher in the physicsexam.
The results of the national high schoolexamination have been used for the last four years to determine whether astudent graduates from high school and gets into their chosen university ornot.
Since 2017, all tests except literature havebeen multiple-choice. In 2018, the education ministry tightened exam securityby requiring sealed bags of answer sheets, signed by relevant supervisors anduniversity representatives.–VNA