Benoni High School cleaner marks exam while teacher plays truant
Awol teacher told her to mark matric cooking exam while he took pupils to a soccer game
A consumer studies teacher has resigned from an Ekurhuleni high school after he got a school cleaner to invigilate and mark a matric practical exam - while he took pupils to a soccer match.
Last month the cleaner found herself tasting dishes prepared by matric pupils at Benoni High School in Gauteng, and allocating marks to them.
Eight pupils had to redo their final practical exam after their parents complained to the school about the unusual arrangement.
The dishes included quiche, lasagne, spaghetti bolognaise, Swiss roll, chocolate éclairs and pumpkin fritters. She awarded marks out of 10 for appearance, taste and texture.
Marks were allocated separately for interpretation of the recipe, use of equipment, effective time use and neatness of work stations.
The cleaner, who identified herself only as Lucia, declined to comment this week. But a teacher at the school said the woman had told him she had been surprised when consumer studies teacher Neil Senneck asked her "to watch over" the class, taste the dishes they made and award marks...
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