Students caught cheating on AP test

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United Press International*-*The Washington Times, America's Newspaper

Published: May 24, 2007 at 2:29 PM

SEVERNA PARK, Md., May 24 (UPI) -- Students at a Maryland high school in suburban Washington must retake an Advanced Placement history test after classmates allegedly cheated on the first try.

The 42 students at Severna Park High School are being forced to retake the test after the proctor supervising the AP test reportedly let students talk and use cell phones during the test, The Washington Post reported Thursday.

The classroom will have a different proctor the second time around and three students cited for cheating won't be allowed to retake the exam.

"We don't have very many cases like this," Tom Ewing, spokesman for the Educational Testing Service, which administers the AP tests for the College Board, told the Post. Ewing said that out of 2.5 million AP test administered each year, only one or two counts of improper proctoring occur.

The students who aren't allowed to retake the test will retain their course grades but will not receive AP credit, said school officials.

It is also unclear whether the three will receive any further punishment, the Post reported.