Ex-allied educator fined for stealing $1,845 from another teacher in school's staff room
Published on Jun 12, 2013
Nor Hafizah Mohamed Salim, 29, is charged with theft of cash $1,845 from a drawer in St Andrew's Secondary School on May 12, 2012. The former allied educator was fined $6,000 on Wednesday. -- ST FILE PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
By Elena Chong
A former allied educator, who stole $1,845 from a teacher, was fined $6,000 on Wednesday.
Nor Hafizah Mohamed Salim, 29, now unemployed, was working at St Andrew's Secondary School when she stole the money from the staff room of the school on May 12 last year.
A district court heard that Nor Hafizah had returned to her workplace to retrieve her iPad when she decided to put some documents on the other teacher's table.
She noticed a key on top of the table. Knowing that there was likely to be some money in an envelope in the locked drawer, she used the key to open the drawer and remove the envelope containing $1,845.
She subsequently used all the money which was meant for school activities.
Nor Hafizah, who has made full restitution, could have been jailed for up to three years and/or fined.
