How to fight College board SAT accusation of cheating
My daughter had her calculator taken by proctor claiming it wasn't allowed. When she received the letter 2 months later they claimed she had cheat notes In the cover of the calculator. Eventually her score was disqualified. She sent an email saying she didn't cheat, but without proof (she had none) she loses. Does anyone have experience dealing with SAT/college board bureaucracy and how to speak with someone on the board? Any suggestions would be welcome.
Sep 20, 2016
Parent Replies
Hi, I might actually just suggest she re-take it. Lots of kids take it more than once. Best of luck.
Not trying to be mean, but didn't your daughter have a calculator in an exam where it was not allowed? Sounds like she was caught red-handed. What do you expect to accomplish?
just piping up here, I'm not the OP - it's clear from both the question AND a quick google search that calculators ARE allowed. If you have the urge to start a letter with "not to be mean, but..." please make sure you're at least saying something (mean) that's factually correct.
OP, it sounds to me like the proctor screwed up by not knowing your kid was allowed to have a calculator, and then made something up to cover his or her butt. That is absolutely infuriating. Unfortunately I don't have any info about how to push this with the board, but I hope you'll chase them down, not just for your kid's sake but for the sake of anyone else who had this proctor.
I guess at the very least, it's a teachable moment about how crappy bureaucracy can be, and how small-minded and gross some people are, and she can easily rise above it by taking it again, triumphing, and moving on. Good practice for being a woman in today's world. I'm sorry for this.