The profanity was embedded in images of the exam's reading comprehension section. The exam determines student promotion, school ratings and property taxes.
A state-mandated exam in Texas that helps determine public school ratings, student promotions and, inevitably, property taxes, had profanity spelled out within embedded images on the exam for fifth graders.
"This is in no way acceptable or appropriate, and we deeply regret that these images appeared on the test," said DeEtta Culbertson, spokesperson for the Texas Education Agency ."We apologize to all our parents and students, and in the spirit of continuous improvement, we pledge to ensure this issue never occurs again."
The exam itself has come under question by school district superintendents across the state, many claiming the test is written one grade-level above the students who are actually taking it. Students in recent years have also encountered computer glitches while taking the exam.
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