Glendora Students Post to Social Media During STAR Test

The California Department of Education announced Friday that students from hundreds of schools posted to their social media while taking the STAR test, including Glendora High School and Goddard Middle School.

Of the 242 schools where social media posting occurred during the testing, 16 of them included postings of test questions or answers, according to the California Department of Education.

The postings reportedly did not affect school test results, as the majority of the postings were of students posing with covers of test booklets or illegible test materials.

The two Glendora schools were not among the 16 schools where photos of test materials and questions occurred. However, Glendora Unified Superintendent Robert Voors said that the district reported the postings once they were discovered.

“We continue to make adjustments in our security processes to avoid these situations,” said Voors.

The data comes after the state’s heightened monitoring of STAR testing administration. Last year, students from 12 schools posted about test questions or answers to their social media.

According to the state, if the security breach affects less than 5 percent of the number of students tested, the school is ineligible for academic awards. If more than 5 percent of students tested are affected, the schools API score can be invalidated.