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The College Board claims “under 1%” of high school students couldn’t submit their AP Exams in 2020.
ANA HOLGUIN GOMEZ – EDUCATION EDITOR
After students across the United States were unable to submit their Advanced Placement (AP) exams in 2020 because of technical glitches they made the decision to sue the College Board. Filed in California, the class action lawsuit argues that the board should have done more to anticipate and prevent technical issues with the exams. The students also made a demand for their tests to be graded regardless, so they aren’t forced to retake the exams during the summer.
The contents within the lawsuit claim the College Board ignored warnings that shifting testing online would create discrimination against students who don’t have access to technology and those with disabilities.
Advanced Placement exams give students the opportunity to earn college credit on the subjects taken if they receive a passing score. In previous years the tests have been held at testing centers and at the schools and given three hours to complete them. For exams with one, students have 50 minutes to answer and submit their response. Exams with two questions time are equally split up between both questions. For each test and question students are advised to leave five minutes to submit their answers. The students who opted to take a picture of their handwritten work mentioned they were not able to submit their responses because the photos wouldn’t upload.
The College Board and a Grand Junction testing administrator denied making any comments regarding the lawsuits and its plans for this year’s exams. For more information on this years AP Exams, Click Here
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