‘She has passed away’: English teacher’s remark on student’s report card leaves netizens in splits

The report card seems to be from a school in the East African country of Malawi where Chichewa is the national language and English is the official language.

The report card seems to be from a school in the East African country of Malawi where Chichewa is the national language.

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Do you remember your school time when teachers often chided you if you did not communicate with your peers in English? However, in many instances, some teachers who are mostly non-native speakers of English also made mistakes while writing or speaking English. Where English is not the first language, people are bound to make mistakes.

A teacher’s remark in a student’s report card is doing the rounds on the internet for an error that left netizens in splits. While acknowledging that the said student passed the exam, the teacher wrote in the remarks, “She has passed away.” It seems to be a report card from a school in the East African country, Malawi, where Chichewa is the national language and English the official language.

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Other subjects being taught include Mathematics, English, Agriculture, Science, Social, Life Skills and Arts. The student secured seventh position in her class according to the report card from 2019. A Twitter user named Anant Bhan shared the report card with the caption, “Oh, lord Via FB.”

Oh, lord
Via FB pic.twitter.com/PApNboMp3X

— Anant Bhan (@AnantBhan) March 27, 2023

“This seems far worse than “passed out”, that other usage for having graduated,” commented a user. “May SHE who has passed away be blessed by almighty in her very being here & now with a long healthy happy & prosperous life.!!” joked another.

Recently, a video went viral online that purportedly showed a district collector in India going to meet his former school teacher to seek her blessings and he asked her to beat him with a cane for old times’ sake. However, it sparked a debate among netizens if it was the right approach and needed to be celebrated.