A school in India has apologized after photos emerged of
students wearing cardboard boxes on their heads during an exam to prevent
cheating.
The Bhagat Pre-University College in Haveri, in India's
southwestern Karnataka state, implemented a trial run of the new measure last
week, according to school management head M.B. Sateesh.
A staff member photographed the students sitting in neat
rows, their heads obscured by cardboard boxes. The front of the boxes had been
cut out, allowing students to see their desks and exam sheets but restricting
their vision, similar to blinkers used on a horse.
The photos were posted on Facebook by a staff member and
promptly went viral but it didn't take long for the school to start facing
widespread criticism on social media.
Even government officials weighed in. Suresh Kumar, the
state education minister, said in a tweet that the school's practice was
"unacceptable. Nobody has any right to treat anybody more so students like
animals. This (perversion) will be dealt with aptly."
The school has now provided authorities with a written
explanation of the trial and an apology, Sateesh said.
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