Starpoint students to receive $440 each for AP exam hassle - The Buffalo News
All 106 Starpoint High School students whose Advanced Placement exam papers were lost for three months will receive $440 to compensate them for the trouble.
The word came from Sen. Charles E. Schumer's office Friday. The money will come from United Parcel Service.
Schumer announced that all 106 students will be compensated by UPS with $95 to refund their original fee, another $95 for a retest and an additional $250, which UPS has dubbed a scholarship.
“I’m excited to announce that UPS saw the struggles faced by the students and has agreed to do right by them, giving each $440 – including a $250 scholarship – for their troubles," Schumer said in a statement Friday.
All 106 Starpoint High School students whose Advanced Placement exam papers were lost for three months will receive $440 to compensate them for the trouble.
The word came from Sen. Charles E. Schumer's office Friday. The money will come from United Parcel Service.
Schumer announced that all 106 students will be compensated by UPS with $95 to refund their original fee, another $95 for a retest and an additional $250, which UPS has dubbed a scholarship.
“I’m excited to announce that UPS saw the struggles faced by the students and has agreed to do right by them, giving each $440 – including a $250 scholarship – for their troubles," Schumer said in a statement Friday.
