Murietta students face suspension for posting test material online
Several students in Murrieta who posted images of state testing documents on social networking sites are facing suspension for violating security rules, a school district official said.
One student reportedly posted photos of a few exam questions; the rest posted images of the test’s cover, doodles inside their booklets and of each other, said Karen Parris, spokeswoman with the Murrieta Valley Unified School District.
"It doesn't appear they were trying to cheat," Parris said. "They were just doing what students tend to do -- share their lives online … but certainly, during tests, they are not supposed to have their cellphones out at all."
School district officials learned about the images Wednesday night after state education officials notified them. The district is one of many that the California Department of Education alerted after finding that scores of photos of testing materials have shown up this year on sites such as Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram
State Testing Security Breach Reported at Murrieta School
State Testing Security Breach Reported at Murrieta School
Four incidences of students posting online photos of state testing materials—one of which was picked up by state officials—prompted MVUSD to issue a stern warning.
Photos of state testing materials posted online by a Murrieta student prompted the California Department of Education to contact the Murrieta Valley Unified School District Wednesday.
The district was notified of the security breach when the photos cropped on social media websites and were tracked to a Murrieta Mesa High School student, district spokesperson Karen Parris confirmed Wednesday evening.
Three additional incidents were reported by district teachers Wednesday at both Murrieta Mesa and Shivela Middle School, she said.
Murrieta Mesa Principal Mary Walters sent an emailed notice to parents that "due to these incidences, our school will not allow any electronic devices (cellphones, iPods, iPads) to be brought into the classroom."
Walters said all personal items including backpacks, binders and purses are to be stored in a