South Korean students waiting to take the annual college entrance examinations, known locally as suneung.
South Korean students waiting to take the annual college entrance examinations, known locally as suneung.
  • South Korean students are suing the government after their exam ended prematurely, by 90 seconds.
  • The students were candidates for this year's annual college entrance exams, also known as suneung.
  • Each student is demanding about $15,000 in compensation for the disruption.

South Korea's government found itself in a group of students' crosshairs after an invigilator ended a college entrance exam 90 seconds early.