South Korea plans to pursue criminal complaints against students who use smart glasses to cheat on its national entrance exam, while a proposed rule change would extend the retake ban to three years, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.
Education Ministry official Lee Joon-hyuk said the waiting period would increase from the current one year to three years. Lee cited the short window, about 20 days before the upcoming exam, as making a legal change beforehand impractical. Lee said the ministry aims to apply the proposed three-year retake ban from next year’s exam.
The Education Ministry said Thursday that each exam center would assign a staff member to watch for suspicious eyewear. The announcement followed three incidents involving students wearing or carrying smart glasses during essay exams at Seoul universities, AFP reported.
Smart glasses can capture photos and video and interact with AI assistants, capabilities that have raised concerns about cheating, AFP reported. South Korea’s Suneung is a high-stakes college entrance exam and is essential to admission to the country’s top universities.
