You might remember back a few months ago, a 100 or more Korean students got busted trying to cheat on a national examination. Well, here’s another story you can shake your head to.
NYNewsday reported today that 46 men were caught preparing to cheat on a government exam by taping the phones to their bodies and sticking them in their shoes.
The men were among the 30,000 applicants to the Thai military taking an entrance examination held last Sunday at the University of Bangkok. Before entering into the examination rooms, the applicants were searched with a handheld metal detector. When some men shied away, they were searched further and the cell phones were found.
“When they took off their shoes, we found the cell phones,” said Army Spokesman Col. Acra Tiprot. “We questioned them, and they admitted many of their friends were also inside, so we closed the rooms and checked their clothes and shoes.”
Army officials suspect the test-takers’ parents had foreknowledge of the plan and paid for the phones.
“The parents wanted their children to pass the test, so they believed the people behind this,” he said.
The person tipping off the cheaters is “likely a kid who has a high IQ or is a good student, went in to take the test, remembered the test information and sent the answers by code,” Acra said.
In a related article, researchers found that 6% of Singapore’s youth have used cell phones to cheat on exams.
The asian countries are always ahead of use when it comes to cell phones!
