When she was only 14, Ms Grace Sim had dropped out of secondary school and had become a casual drug user after friends introduced her to Ecstasy and Erimin-5 tablets.
It was only at the age of 25 that she harboured thoughts of changing, after she was dealt the longest sentence she had ever received. On Wednesday, she was one of 70 former offenders given recognition at the second iteration of the Yellow Ribbon Awards, held at The Star Gallery in Buona Vista. A total of 203 awards were given out at the ceremony, with recipients ranging from former offenders and employers to community partners and volunteers.
Despite having only a Primary School Leaving Examination certificate when she went into prison, Ms Sim left in 2017 with an N-level certificate.“When he said that I might not see him again if I ever returned to prison, I realised I had to change my ways,” she said. But more needs to be done to facilitate their longer-term reintegration into society, she said in her speech to over 270 attendees.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
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