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Student gives birth while writing exam

by Sapa-AFP
20 Mar 2012 at 12:11hrs | Views
A student sitting for her final exams Tuesday gave birth to a baby - and then resumed writing her paper.

ekha Garti from Nepal was taking the School Leaving Certificate exams in the western district of Rukum when she gave birth to a boy, Avenues television reported.

The examiners granted her a time extension, and she resumed the test after an hour's rest.

The report did not give her age. Students must be at least 16 years old to be eligible for the final exams.

Source - Sapa-AFP