EL PASO, Texas — The United Parcel Service has apologized to El Paso High School students after SATs answer sheets flew out of a delivery truck last week.
College-bound El Paso High School students completed their SATs at the end of October. Following the test, their answer sheets were then “securely submitted to UPS,” according to the school district.
The following week, all of those answer sheets flew out of a UPS truck not far from the high school, according to KTSM.
Video on social media showed hundreds of completed tests blowing down nearby Mesa street.
Following the incident, the El Paso Independent School District staff told KFOX they were able to recover all but 55 answer sheets. Unfortunately, 55 students will have to retake the SAT or take the ACT instead.
“Counselors are providing students, interested in taking the ACT, with waivers to retake the exam at no cost. Deadline is Nov. 4; exam is Dec. 10 at El Paso High,” EPISD said in a statement obtained by KTSM.
In addition to having to retake the test, some students are concerned about the personal information on the unrecovered score sheets.
“On the test score sheets, we have all of our information and identification on the score — our location where we live, our address, our date of birth, all of our information. And it stinks because our identity is out there right now. Some people could have picked up some flyers,” Student Body President Zyenna Martinez told KTSM.
United Parcel Service (UPS) apologized to El Paso High School and its students after a driver lost students' SAT answer sheets in transit.https://t.co/V0SpUxatTi
— KFOX14 News (@KFOX14) November 5, 2022
UPS apologized for the incident as they continued to look for missing tests.
“We have apologized to the school and extend our apologies to the students. Our employees are working to recover as many tests as possible, and we will work with the school to resolve the situation. The driver’s actions in this case are not representative of UPS protocols and methods, and we are addressing this with him. Safely meeting our service commitments is UPS’s first priority,” UPS said.
According to CNN, the school is working with the College Board to “determine a remedy” for students whose sheets were lost.
“Occasionally test materials are lost in transit. When such instances occur, we work with the school to ensure that students are able to retest as soon as possible. We are currently working with El Paso High School to provide options for the impacted students,” the College Board told KFOX.
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