UPSA  sacks 22 students for manipulating grades 

Twenty-two final year students of the University of Professional Studies (UPSA), Accra, have been dismissed for hacking into the University’s grading system. 

The students are said to have paid a hacker between GH¢2000 and GH¢4000 to manipulate their grades for the 2015/2016 academic year in the University’s database.  

According to the Registrar of the University, Seidu Mohammed Mustapha, the decision to expel the 22 students was taken without prejudice to any criminal investigation. 

In an interview, he said the integrity of the University was at stake, hence, the need to take these measures in order to serve as a deterrent.  

Seven of the 22 dismissed students had their pictures published on the school’s website as a further sanction, because they did not aid investigations into the matter.  

Meanwhile, Police are investigating the matter, while the alleged hacker has been granted bail.  

The Registrar noted that, the alleged hacker “reported himself to the Police and was granted bail.

SOURCE: Graphiconline