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how cell phones are costing test developers and schools money and
giving test candidates a very unfair advantage.
Cell phones equipped with cameras and even cell phones with
texting are a deadly weapon when it comes to schools and testing
centers. It now gives people inside a room taking an exam, access
to the outside. Not only can they take pictures of the computer
screen or exam sheet, they can also text someone on the outside
to get the correct answers, receiving the answers with their cell
phones on vibrate.
As Jason Templeton, principal of Hamilton High School put it, "
Some of these kids have become so good at texting, they can do it
in their pocket without looking at the phone".

John Staunton,
from Ace Vision Testing centers says "We sometimes spend tens
of thousands of dollars developing high level tests for our clients,
someone taking pictures of the tests compromises the integrity of
our testing centers. We may end up having to re-develop these tests
at a huge expense".
Having a cell phone detector in exam halls and testing centers
can alert the person overseeing the process to catch cheaters in
the act.
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