Clara
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Screen shot of Xavier Ong’s,16, twitter post with the picture of his examination paper. He arrived early for this ‘O’ level Social Studies examination on November 8, and 13 minutes before the start of the examination, he took out his Blackberry and tweeted: “Do you dare bring a phone into examination hall and take a picture?” alongside a link to a picture of his exam paper. Xavier Ong‘s twitter post saw a flurry of online reactions on whether it was appropriate, and resulted in the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board(SEAB) hauling him in for questioning on Thursday. I admire him for his courage but I feel like what he did was plain stupidity. He violated the rule that stated "No electronic devices are allowed in the examination hall." Apparently, the invigilator allowed him to bring his phone in. So who is at fault? Was it Xavier Ong or the invigilator. Why wasn't he caught for his actions even when the invigilator was aware of it? Xavier would have gotten away with it if he hadn't posted it on twitter so openly. According to Xavier, this incident does not have much impact on him as he had always wanted to go overseas to study and after this incident, it has urged him to do so. I believe the SEAB should look through their exam protocols once more to determine if they are really strict about the usage of mobile phones.
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