A 16-year-old student was called a "b***h" and other rude names by her tutor, over an alleged under-payment of fees.

In an email to citizen journalism site, STOMP, the student's friend said the tutor had sent a text message to the girl, asking if she had transferred payment for a lesson in August.

The tutor then sent another message to her, telling her not to be so "obvious" that she was under-paying him on purpose.

According to the friend, she told the tutor she had already done so...» Continue reading

Is the hiring of quality tutors a hit-and-miss affair?  

Besides relying on word-of-mouth testimonials, what more can parents do to ensure that the tutors they hire can not only do their job well, but have a high moral standing?

Other tutor horror stories:

	Married tutor has affair with 15-year-old ex-student He would send his young son to preschool before picking her up from school.
	Tutor pleads guilty to sex charge 9-year-old student started talking to his 37-year-old tutor about sex during one of his lessons out of curiosity.
	Tutor cons parents with bogus service She played on fears of a boy's parents that he would not make it to secondary school.

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