They were told absolutely no hand phones in the exam hall,
before the exams.
They were reminded just before the exams.
They know when they reach the school on exam day, no
handphones.
When they sit at their places, they are told no hand phones, one
last time. Please check, no hand phone.
He did not make a minor mistake, he made a serious mistake. They
would like to give him a benefit of a doubt, but ... it is a
serious mistake, and they must be fair to all the rest who abided
by the rules, and to those who were caught before and were
penalised.
There are young impressionable people about, and they see.
That and what I find deplorable is the author's choice of noun -
"terrorist". It is clearly misused and exploited to gain him
pseudo-moralistic high ground (yes, I made this up); by
sensationalizing the problem, people bypass the issue.
I'm glad the authorities did not buy into this tactic - a cheap
and underhanded ploy to paint himself with victimhood.
