Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa said Monday that High school Regents exams scheduled for June in New York have been canceled amid the coronavirus shutdown. The NY Daily News reported that the exams are graduation requirements for New York high school students and state education officials “had to undertake a very thoughtful review” of the potential ripple effects of cancelling them before making the decision, Rosa said during the monthly Board of Regents meeting. Officials will make a formal announcement Tuesday explaining how schools should operate without the June exams and offering more guidance, Rosa said.
In a press release from the New York State Education Department:
Home Instruction
The Department will amend the Commissioner’s regulations to
provide that an alternative form of evaluation for students receiving home
instruction, in lieu of an annual assessment, will be permitted for all grades
in the 2019-20 school year due to the State of Emergency declared by the
Governor.
