Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe SACRAMENTO, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- California law has a loophole that allows high school students to get a diploma even if they fail an exit exam of their math and English skills. Community colleges can grant high school diplomas, a practice that came to light recently when a consultant said a program used by seven community colleges is one way some 50,000 students who failed California's high school exit exams could get a diploma. Advertisement However, Assemblyman Ray Haynes, R-Murrieta, said the "huge loophole" contradicts legislative intent. "The school establishment types have been trying for years to get out of actually having to teach kids, or to demonstrate that they've taught kids," Haynes told the Oakland (Calif.) Tribune. "This is just the latest attempt, and it is, in my opinion, the most despicable." Behind-the-scenes talks were under way between the California Department of Education and community colleges about the standards used and possible expansion of such programs.
