Two Students Intentionally Not Wear Masks During Exams|會考強制戴口罩 2考生故意違規勸導不聽

Two students received zero marks for not wearing face masks properly during this year's Comprehensive Assessment Program, the most crucial exams for junior high school students, which took place during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While some believe the punishment is too harsh, the testing committee said they made the decision because the students downright refused to wear masks despite repeated guidance.


The Ministry of Education has stressed that all students need to wear masks during all exams or their test score will not count. Despite the announcement, two students still violated the rules. The committee in charge of nation-wide exams have ruled that, except for social science, the other five test subjects will not count for one student, whereas for the other student, the English test will not count.

They pulled off their masks and refused to put them back on. We have specifically stressed the importance of disease prevention regulations. When they violated the regulations, it was unfair for all others who fall in line.

The two students deliberately violated the regulations and didn't wear masks on purpose. Tseng Fen-lan said that the committee in charge of the exams quickly reached an agreement on the punishment. The National Senior High School Teachers' Union said they respect the committee's decision since the rules were clearly laid out and repeatedly stressed ahead of time. A senior high school teacher said that the admission quota for senior high schools and junior colleges are far more than the 200,000 test takers, thus the two students can still apply for private schools after having their tests voided.

We don't deny the fact that some private schools have no entry threshold as far as test scores are concerned. As long as a student have a middle school diploma, they can be admitted. These (private schools) face a lot of pressure to recruit enough students.

As to the reason why the two students deliberately refused to wear masks, the New Taipei Teachers' Union said that it's necessary to get to the bottom of the matter. Some teachers have also pointed out that a minority of students have no interest in school at all and since they have to take part in the exams, they treat it as a pure formality and that's why there are students who sleep through the exams or deliberately violate regulations every year.



教育部一再強調，今年會考得全程戴口罩應試，否則該科不予計分，仍有2名考生違規，全國試務會決議，第一名考生除了社會，其他五科不計分，第二名考生，英語科不計分。

台師大心測中心副主任 曾芬蘭表示：「不是只有(口罩)拉下來，他是真的拒絕配戴。我們原本在考試前，特別強調的這個防疫規範，如果說訂了，然後沒有執行的話，這樣對其他的遵守的考生，其實也是不公平的。」

考生拒絕配戴，明顯故意違規，曾芬蘭說，試務會沒討論太久就通過。全中產認為，事前宣導，考場有配套，決議合理予以尊重。高中老師說，高中職五專招生名額，遠多於全國20萬考生人數，五科零分還是可以去填私立高中職。

全中產秘書長 許麗吉表示：「我們不可否認，現在有些私立學校，它是沒有作會考成績的門檻，學生其實拿著國中畢業證書，就可以來就讀，就是它可能也有招生的壓力。」

2名考生為何明知故犯，新北教產工會則認為，應去了解是否有其特殊性！也有老師私下指出，少部分學生對課業沒興趣，又不能不參加會考，應試形同給個交待，才會每年在考場，都會出現鐘響就睡覺，或無視規定的情形。