CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- An administrator at Evanston Township High School accuses the College Board, which runs Advanced Placement testing, of being “tone deaf" to the challenges students are facing during the coronavirus pandemic.
"Our students, you know, our AP students are very stressed out this school year in particular."
Evanston Township High School's Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Pete Bavis said during a school board meeting the College Board is being “inflexible” by moving ahead, at least for now, with the full exams.
"I've contacted the College Board a few times and said 'hey, you know, here's the deal, the students are stressed, the teachers are stressed, we are in the middle of a pandemic, can you reduce that content or the skills that you are testing, so you can accurately reflect what's going on, not just at ETHS, but across the county," Bavis said.
"I've heard nothing in response from the College Board, which is a bit frustrating."
Bavis said the College Board is “tone deaf.”