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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Sign here and your kid gets a mulligan.

Is it because some kids just blow the first one entirely, because they're not up for this huge big testing and get all anxious? Or they use the wrong number pad and lose ten points? Or they have to pee and just keep hitting "A-B-A-B" until the software lets them go?

According to the Virginia department of education press release on this:

“The elementary and middle school SOLs are not high-stakes tests for students but the board wants to be responsive to students who want a second chance to demonstrate proficiency before the end of the school year,” Board of Education President Christian N. Braunlich said. “At the same time, after hearing stories of student anxiety over SOL testing, we want to ensure that we don’t add any further to student stress.”

In addition to failing by a narrow margin or having an extenuating circumstance, a student must have passed the associated subject or course to be eligible for an expedited retake.