Cheating Scam Hits Key Test in South Korea

The South Korean police have arrested six high-school seniors and issued arrest warrants for six others for masterminding a cheating scheme that used cellphones to share answers to the national college-placement examination, held in November.

More than 140 high-school students and 7 university students in Kwangju were implicated in the attempt to cheat. One student told local reporters that the actual number was closer to 240 students.

Cellphones are banned from the test sites,

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