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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Eastern Cape education department has confirmed the suspension of a principal who allegedly instructed seven pupils to sit out the matric exams as they were \u201cunfit to write\u201d and would ruin the good pass mark of their school.<\/p>\n

The principal from Mount Fletcher used their September marks as a criteria for exclusion, according to City Press. The school recorded a 64.5% pass mark last year.<\/p>\n

The department said it has intervened and the pupils are proceeding with exams.<\/p>\n

The suspension is precautionary, pending an inquiry into the extent of his actions, it said.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. The Eastern Cape education department has confirmed the suspension of a principal who allegedly instructed seven pupils to sit out the matric exams as they were \u201cunfit to write\u201d and would ruin the good pass mark of their school. 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