Sunday, April 13, 2008

CCTV and fingerprinting could NOW be used in exam halls

Boy the powers that be in England will do and say anything to get underage people fingerprinted, won't they? (See this post about fingerprinting airline passengers, or this "describing how the British government intends to go about "coercing" its citizens onto a National Identity Register". ).

It does exhibit a shocking disregard for the rights of those who can not yet stand up for them.

Schools are considering introducing CCTV cameras and fingerprint checks to trap exam cheats.

Students scribbling vital facts on their shirtcuffs or hiding cribsheets in pencil cases would be easily identified under the crackdown planned by the Examination Officers Association.

It also hopes to cut the number of claims from pupils that they were given the wrong instructions by invigilators.


Read more here.

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