China students ‘stressed’ by dozens of surveillance cameras in university class told devices are digital media teaching aids
- About one camera per student hangs from ceiling
- University teachers say digital teaching devices aid calligraphy lessons
A university in China which has installed dozens of surveillance cameras in one of its classrooms as part of its teaching process has triggered a widespread debate about privacy on mainland social media.
The Baoding University, in Hebei province, northern China, was filmed setting up the cameras – almost one per student – in a calligraphy teaching class.
Some students complained that it made them feel stressed, The Paper reported.
In a clip secretly filmed by a student, rows of cameras can be seen hanging from the ceiling. The quiet classroom is filled with students concentrating on their studies.
“It’s too stressful,” one student told The Paper.
On March 4, a member of staff at the university confirmed there is a classroom fitted with cameras, and that they are for digital media teaching.
