Former Ministry of Education (MOE) scholar Jonathan Wong had already been arrested for possession of child pornography when he returned to teach in a secondary school here in Singapore. 23—year—old Wong, who is a history major at the University of York, was arrested in March and did his month—long teaching attachment in July at the school in the western part of Singapore. Besides teaching history and literature, he interacted closely with pupils when working on a project with them. But, the MOE only knew of Wong’s involvement in child pornography last month. In reply to queries, a ministry spokesman said: "His offence only came to light after he was charged in court in November." Wong, who is on bail, will be sentenced during the week of Jan 17 after the initial court date of Dec 13 was postponed. He could face up to 10 years in jail, though a non—custodial sentence is also possible, according to the Crown Prosecution Service.
Why did the article appeal to me?
The article appeal to me as i read this news few months ago. I was surprised that the MOE only knew of Wong's involvement in child pornography last month. I was also shocked that an MOE scholar would do this to students that he was teaching. Teachers must be passionate in their work and they must also be responsible. Child pornography is a serious offence.
If I am in charge/ in control, would I have done the same or what actions would I have taken?
If I am in charge if this situation, I will not allow him to teach anymore to prevent similar incidents to happen again. Furthermore, I will also gather full and part-time MOE teachers and held a talk for them so that they know the consequences of certain offence.
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