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Parents Climbed A School Wall To Help Their Kids Cheat On An Exam (PHOTO) by publicenemy(m): 9:26pm On Mar 19, 2015
Cheating in school tests is an old Indian problem.

But the malpractice literally scaled new heights this week in the eastern state of Bihar when relatives of 10th-grade students climbed the wall of a school building and perched precariously from windows of classrooms as they handed cheat sheets to children writing the tests inside.

Photographs and videos showing parents, friends and others scaling the school wall — Spiderman-style — went viral in India on Thursday. Police officers standing nearby watched helplessly.
Cheating is common in schools in remote rural areas in India, where jobs and seats in college courses are few but competition is fierce. But the sight of parents risking their life and limbs to climb the walls shocked many Indians.

Under Bihar’s anti-cheating law, dozens of 12th-grade students were expelled and their parents detained last month in cases of cheating in tests.

Many students in India drop out of school because they fail to pass the tough standardized tests in their 10th and 12th grades.

Education experts say that cheating is just a symptom of the deeper problems that plague India's education system, such as teacher absenteeism, emphasis on rote learning and inadequate school infrastructure.

A recent study by the Pratham Education Foundation showed that only 48 percent of fifth-grade students could read a second-grade textbook.

“According to the reports we received, there have been complaints about cheating in many places, especially in rural areas,” P.K. Sahi, education minister of Bihar, told reporters on Thursday. “Is this just the responsibility of the government? Is it possible for the government to conduct fair tests without public support? You tell us what can the government do to stop cheating if parents and relatives are not ready to cooperate?”

Authorities expelled nearly 500 students from the tests, according to local media reports.

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Re: Parents Climbed A School Wall To Help Their Kids Cheat On An Exam (PHOTO) by abiki(f): 9:28pm On Mar 19, 2015
cry cry shocked
Re: Parents Climbed A School Wall To Help Their Kids Cheat On An Exam (PHOTO) by BeeBeeOoh(m): 9:29pm On Mar 19, 2015
That means, Nigeria Still Have Hope..
Re: Parents Climbed A School Wall To Help Their Kids Cheat On An Exam (PHOTO) by armadeo(m): 9:33pm On Mar 19, 2015
well i thank God for my parents. I wonder how parents who can cheat for their child in an exam think they have any moral right over the behavior of the child.

how would this said child read and understand the benefits of hard work. Looking at the school sef it looks like a low budget school so no money and even no time to try and read. abi na hunger?
Re: Parents Climbed A School Wall To Help Their Kids Cheat On An Exam (PHOTO) by Nobody: 10:23pm On Mar 19, 2015
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