College uses face-detection system to fight truancy  

福建一高校学生上课需刷脸签到 被赞高大上(图)

Facial recognition equipment.

Students stand in a queue to be identified.

(ECNS) -- A college in Fuzhou, Fujian province has introduced an electronic face-detection system to prevent students from skipping school, the Fujian Daily reports.

Minjiang University's Conservatory of Music has installed the facial recognition system in classrooms and demanded that students arrive 10 minutes early.

The identification system saves time as teachers are no longer required to take attendance.

Students who fail to be identified at first scan are encouraged to move in front of the camera and do it again.

One netizen said the college is too hard on students, while others worried that heavy makeup could fool the system.

A survey of more than 2,000 students three years ago found that over 80 percent often skip class, according to China Daily. Some said they skipped classes because the lessons were boring and they fell asleep.