Tunisia: Two more smart earpiece cheating cases found at baccalaureate exams

Authorities in Manouba, Tunisia, have uncovered two more instances of cheating during the baccalaureate exams, bringing the total number of detected cases involving sophisticated electronic devices to four. The incidents occurred at the Hammouda Pacha high school in Manouba-Ville and El Mornaguia high school.

In the first case, exam proctors at Hammouda Pacha high school caught a student from the computer science track with an intelligent earpiece system concealed in his ears. The device was connected to an electronic unit. At El Mornaguia high school, a student from the economics and management track was apprehended under similar circumstances.

Upon discovery of the fraud and his removal from the examination hall, the second student fainted and sustained a head injury. He was promptly given medical attention and transported to a capital hospital for assessment. Following consultation with the public prosecutor's office, both students were ordered to be questioned regarding the attempted fraud. These incidents follow two similar cases detected at the Hammouda Pacha examination center the previous day, also involving smart earpieces.