Suspects Arrested in Cheating ScandalTwenty-one people allegedly involved in cheating during the national college entrance exam last month have been arrested, according to Wednesday's Chinadaily.Another seven, believed to include three organizers of the cheating scandal, are still at large, according to Lu Zhonghe, vice-governor of Guangdong Province. Lu, who is in charge of education in the province, made the remarks Tuesday during a college enrolment conference. The suspects include 15 middle school teachers and 6 county officials and private traders. Among them, 15 are suspected of masterminding the case. Educational workers and teachers should obey the Teacher Law and set a good example to students, Lu said. After more than 20 days of investigation by a special task force, the suspects will be transferred to the relevant courts for trial, Lu said. Meanwhile 33 students involved in cheating have been disqualified from the exams and will not allowed to participate in any such exams for three years. "It was an organized and planned case that has seriously damaged Guangdong's educational reputation,'' Lu said. County officials in charge of education were fraudulent and did not carry out their duties properly, Lu added. During the exams, from July 7-9, teachers wrote down the answers in their dormitories and offered these answers to students through special pagers. Some invigilators also provided answers during the exams to those students who had paid in advance. Thirty-three students were found to have been involved in the case. Each of them had paid up to 3,000 yuan (US$361) for the answers, equal to the annual income of a farmer in Dianbai, a county under the administration of Maoming in western Guangdong Province. |
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