Taking serious note of the report submitted by the Punjab School Education Board after probing the reported case of mass copying during the annual examination of Class X and XII in 2014, the State Principal Secretary of Education department C Roul on Friday ordered disciplinary action against the erring teachers.
In all, 25 teachers have been indicted in probe and among these teachers one from Fazilka, 18 from Ferozepur and six teachers belongs to Sangrur district, said the department official spokesperson. He said that the disciplinary action has also been ordered against three other teachers who were charged for the negligence during the evaluation of answer sheets.
Spokesperson said that on the directions of the state Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema, instructions to all the CEOs, DEOs, Principal or Headmasters and other employees of the department has been issued to act strictly to curb the copying in the State. He said that any one found guilty in this unethically practice would be taken to task.