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T&T Uni­fied Teach­ers’ As­so­ci­a­tion (TTUTA) pres­i­dent Mar­tin Lum Kin is con­cerned that the re-in­tro­duc­tion of the lap­top pro­gramme by the Unit­ed Na­tion­al Con­gress-led Gov­ern­ment could lead to mis­use and what he called aca­d­e­m­ic dis­hon­esty.

On Thurs­day, Ed­u­ca­tion Min­is­ter Dr Michael Dowlath an­nounced that 18,000 de­vices were be­ing pro­cured for Form One stu­dents for the new aca­d­e­m­ic year start­ing in Sep­tem­ber.

Yes­ter­day, Lum Kin, wel­comed the move but cau­tioned that prop­er safe­guards must ac­com­pa­ny the ini­tia­tive.