Gyeongnam Office of Education: "Prevent Recurrence through Appropriate Discipline and
Strengthened Management"
Recently, a video showing students breaking free smart learning devices provided by the education office was uploaded on a social networking service (SNS), sparking controversy.
The video, apparently filmed by a student, shows male students spreading laptop-type smart devices on the floor and damaging them.
One student jumped onto the laptop and stepped on it, while another student repeatedly hit the laptop with a chair.
Another student was seen using a tool to remove the keyboard from the broken laptop.
Students are damaging learning smart devices. [Photo source=Social Networking Service video capture]
The laptop was confirmed to be a product of ‘ASUS,’ a company headquartered in Taiwan that signed a contract with the Gyeongnam Office of Education to supply the smart devices.
The Gyeongnam Office of Education developed the big data and artificial intelligence (AI) platform ‘iTalkTalk’ to expand future-oriented classes and provide customized education for students, and sequentially supplied the laptop-type learning smart devices called ‘iBook’ free of charge to students in the province.
A representative from the Gyeongnam Office of Education said, “The Future Education Center confirmed through the integrated call center that the smart device was provided by our education office,” adding, “We have also visited the school to verify the situation.”
They explained, “Regarding the students who broke the iBook, the school will carry out appropriate disciplinary actions according to related management guidelines, and the repair costs will be fully charged to the parents.”
Furthermore, they added, “Although the video has been taken down, we feel troubled and upset that the iBook, distributed for the future education of children, was deliberately damaged. To prevent such incidents from happening again, we have instructed not only the school involved but all schools in the province to send out notices and conduct related education again to strengthen the management of the iBook.”
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