Comments on: Void our AP test results? See you in court https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/08/void-our-ap-test-results-see-you-in-court/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:43:43 +0000 hourly 1 By: JTT https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/08/void-our-ap-test-results-see-you-in-court/comment-page-1/#comment-26681 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:43:43 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7359#comment-26681 VMS, presumably these high school kids are under 18. Good luck enforcing a contract–particularly one of adhesion–on a minor.

]]> By: VMS https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/08/void-our-ap-test-results-see-you-in-court/comment-page-1/#comment-26263 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:47:29 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7359#comment-26263 The ETS has the following policies which forms a contract between an exam taker and ETS when one registers for an exam: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/exsecurity.html

In my opinion, ETS is legally protected and justified in protecting the integrety of their exams. The honest test taker gets screwed in such instances, but by contract,albeit one of adhesion, they agreed to bear some of the loss for “testing irregularities”

]]> By: gitarcarver https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/08/void-our-ap-test-results-see-you-in-court/comment-page-1/#comment-26199 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:16:07 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7359#comment-26199 I wonder why 385 students had test scores cancelled and the group representing them has only 375. Were the other 10 using some other legal angle, or were they more tainted than the rest.

From the cited article:
Ten students later admitted cheating on statistics and economics exams by using their cellphones to send text messages. Use of electronic devices is not allowed during the tests.

]]> By: ronjon https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/08/void-our-ap-test-results-see-you-in-court/comment-page-1/#comment-26171 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:42:45 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7359#comment-26171 So I wonder who had the duty to provide the proper testing environment. If the School had a contract with the testing service that stipulated the terms of proctoring and the School failed then it seems that the School caused a harm to the students by causing their testing session to be voided. Damages would be for what the student lost with the disappearance of their test score. Few hundred dollars for a day of testing wasted, the test fees, and the cost of the college credits at their respective universities. Should work out to be no more than a few thousand each x 375 students. Even actual damages for small torts can wind up pretty steep when you manage to have 375 victims.

I wonder why 385 students had test scores cancelled and the group representing them has only 375. Were the other 10 using some other legal angle, or were they more tainted than the rest.

]]> By: Larry Sheldon https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/08/void-our-ap-test-results-see-you-in-court/comment-page-1/#comment-26164 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:10:55 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7359#comment-26164 Where were the proctors?

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