As high schoolers across the state prepare to take their Regents exams, a new report by the state comptroller released Tuesday says schools need to do a better job of keeping them a secret before test time.State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says of 235 public and private schools that have been audited, 41 failed to take the required precautions to make sure their answers were not released before hand.
In some cases, the tests were sorted and stored in plain sight of students, in others the tests were opened days ahead of schedule.
No evidence of cheating or premature release of the questions or answers was found.
The state's Department of Education says they will be following up with schools that were cited in the audit.
Hundreds of thousands of high school students will sit down to take their Regents tests next week, some of which are graduation requirements.
