Poster authors blame ATC for Gohar’s death
The RA Assessment and Testing Centre (ATC) today published the results of a joint examination in Armenian Language and Literature held on June 4 across the republic.
Interestingly, posters appeared on the walls of Yerevan buildings today with addresses to the Assessment and Testing Centre.
"The examination of Armenian language sows hatred towards the language," "Check our knowledge and not the contents of our parents' pocket," "You are responsible for Gohar's death," read the posters.
The Assessment and Testing Centre declined to comment on the accusations.
"The messages convey public accusations. The ATC is not a political body to answer the accusations," said ATC spokeswoman Gayane Manukyan.
"The Centre will invite specialists to discuss the exam results after receiving the appeals which are to be submitted with examination centers within 24 hours," she added.
Remind that the exam was marred by an incident in which a teenage girl committed suicide soon after learning that she had scored an unsatisfactory mark (7.5 points) for Armenian language and literature.
Gohar Martirosyan, 17, who studied at Viktor Hambartsumyan Secondary School #12 in Yerevan's Shengavit community, jumped from a seventh-floor balcony after learning the result of the exam.
Today, the ATC spokeswoman refused to comment on the consequences of the death saying the police probe into the case is ongoing.
