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Crime
Japan: Students who are late due to reporting sexual assault should not be penalized
The Japanese government has asked schools not to penalize students for being late to class if they were filing a police report regarding a s...
Michelle De Pacina
Philippines
Students’ ‘anti-cheating hats’ during exams in the Philippines go viral
Students at Bicol University College of Engineering in the Philippines went viral for improvising their own “anti-cheating hats” and wearin...
China
Some Chinese parents are paying as much as $50 an hour to have their children tutored for jump roping
Many Chinese parents are enrolling their children in jump rope schools that cost $50 an hour in the hopes of landing scholarships through Ch...
Bryan Ke
News
Parents Burn Offerings Outside School to Wish Kids Good Luck on the Gaokao
China’s students are not the only ones stressing about the nationwide university entrance exam known as the gaokao, as parents burn offering...
Khier Casino
84-Year-Old Grandpa Makes Last Attempt to Pass China’s Insane University Entrance Exam
An 84-year-old grandfather will be among the 10 million candidates taking part in China’s annual university entrance exam on Friday. It will...
Ryan General
Asia
Chinese Court Launches ‘Divorce Exam’ That Couples Must FAIL to End Their Marriage
A court in southwestern China introduced an examination that couples who wish to divorce must fail in order for their applications to be app...
Carl Samson
Chinese Student Uses Her Long Legs to Cheat on Accounting Exam
Cheating in school is inexcusable, but one accounting student in China came up with a way to ace a test by writing her notes on her long leg...
College Board Loses 300 SAT Tests, High Schoolers Doomed to Retake Them
Hey kids, remember that SAT you took almost a month ago? Well, oops, they were lost. And guess what else? You now have to retake them! Nearl...
Augustine Reyes Chan
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