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| China hi-tech exam cheats jailed | China hi-tech exam cheats jailed |
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| Eight parents and teachers who used hi-tech equipment to help children cheat in Chinese college entrance exams have been sent to prison. | Eight parents and teachers who used hi-tech equipment to help children cheat in Chinese college entrance exams have been sent to prison. |
| They were given sentences of six months to three years after being found guilty of obtaining state secrets. | They were given sentences of six months to three years after being found guilty of obtaining state secrets. |
| Three groups were found operating in just one school in Zhejiang province. | Three groups were found operating in just one school in Zhejiang province. |
| One group of parents, some of them local officials, persuaded a teacher to fax them the questions once the exam got under way. | One group of parents, some of them local officials, persuaded a teacher to fax them the questions once the exam got under way. |
| They had organised six university students to answer them. | They had organised six university students to answer them. |
| They sent these answers using mobile phones to their children in the exam hall who were wearing tiny earpieces. | They sent these answers using mobile phones to their children in the exam hall who were wearing tiny earpieces. |
| Mini scanner | Mini scanner |
| Another man had employed more high-tech equipment. | Another man had employed more high-tech equipment. |
| He bribed a student taking the same exam as his son to get him the questions using a miniature scanner. | He bribed a student taking the same exam as his son to get him the questions using a miniature scanner. |
| He had nine teachers on standby to answer them. | He had nine teachers on standby to answer them. |
| He then transmitted the answers back to the two boys taking the exam. | He then transmitted the answers back to the two boys taking the exam. |
| A third scam involved a teacher at the school who had charged hundreds of dollars to get the answers to students but whose equipment failed. | A third scam involved a teacher at the school who had charged hundreds of dollars to get the answers to students but whose equipment failed. |
| The cheats were discovered when police nearby detected the efforts to transmit the answers to the students on their radios. | The cheats were discovered when police nearby detected the efforts to transmit the answers to the students on their radios. |
| In court, one of the fathers involved said they had had high hopes for their children and the exams were vital for them to secure good futures. | In court, one of the fathers involved said they had had high hopes for their children and the exams were vital for them to secure good futures. |
| This case has become infamous here because of the elaborate means used to try to cheat, but it does not appear to be that unusual. | This case has become infamous here because of the elaborate means used to try to cheat, but it does not appear to be that unusual. |
| In recent months it emerged that across China, applicants to join the civil service had cheated using similar methods. | In recent months it emerged that across China, applicants to join the civil service had cheated using similar methods. |
| On that occasion one state-run newspaper reminded cheats that in years gone by they would have been put to death. | On that occasion one state-run newspaper reminded cheats that in years gone by they would have been put to death. |