Comments on: Fire in the bathroom, exit exam interrupted

By: Teacher

Teacher — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:00:14 +0000

You’re right … that photo looks nothing like the Fremont Federation room in which my students took their exam. The 40-year-old “temporary” portable has no windows because they’ve been plywooded shut after an attempted break-in last month. There is mold on the ceiling and a mildew odor. The floor has a hump in it from the rot below. Several fluorescent lights are out or flickering.

My students actually reported that they were happy to have the building evacuated and an hour reprieve from the exit exam. They said it gave them a chance to get some fresh air during the all day test and to clear their minds.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:19:44 +0000

I think she wanted a free redo (and her scores on this one scrapped).

By: teacher

teacher — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:01:42 +0000

You can take the SAT as many times as you want. Do you mean a refund? That would be a lot easier to get…

They usually offer the SAT once a month.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:51:13 +0000

My 11th-grader, a San Francisco public school student, took the SAT a couple of weeks ago at a Catholic high school, Riordan. The adults advised the test-takers that there was no heat and urged them to keep their jackets on. My son actually likes cold, but one of his classmates was badly bothered by it and is requesting a do-over. A Riordan student told my son the heat has been out for month. Naturally, all of us SFUSD parents exclaimed, “I thought that only happened in public school!”

No word yet on whether my son’s classmate, or other students who complained, will get a do-over on the SAT.