B.C.’s Ombudsperson is monitoring the way the province is handling a “tabulation anomaly” which left some graduating students with the wrong grades on their provincial exam.
Ombudsperson Jay Chalke issued a statement Wednesday, saying he’s “concerned” about the error and the impact it could have on students.
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Vancouver lawyer Kyla Lee says if the Ministry of Education did send out the wrong grades on a student’s transcript, it could open the province up to being sued.
“The province has a duty of care to these students when they’re grading provincial exams to make sure that they’re done properly and that the grades are reported accurately, so that not a single transcript goes out with an inaccurate grade on it,” said Lee.
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