A pupil is suing the Examinations Syndicate and the government for negligence in handling the recent primary school assessment, Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR), during which four papers were found to have been compromised.
In the suit the boy, 13-year-old Ananda Krishnan Menon, claimed that having to retake the Science, English, Tamil language and Mathematics papers had caused him ‘acute stress, demotivation and frustration’, The Star Online reported.
Ananda said the situation was made much worse as he was dyslexic. This condition, he said, forced him to have special tuition classes with fees amounting to RM500.
The boy is a pupil of Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Tun Dr Ismail 2.
He filed the lawsuit through his mother K. Mangala Bhavani at the KL High Court with the assistance of Messrs Rajadevan & Associates on Oct 13.
Last month, four papers – Science, English, Tamil Language and Mathematics – were found to have been leaked before the exam dates, prompting authorities to launch an investigation into the issue.
Year Six pupils were forced to resit the exams on Sept 30 and Oct 9.
The Star Online quoted Education Minister II Idris Jusoh as saying that he was aware of such a lawsuit.
““We cannot stop anyone from filing a lawsuit against the Government,” Idris was quoted as saying.
“On the ministry’s side, we will do our best to make sure this incident does not happen again,” he reportedly said.
