The American-based organisation initially named as administrator of a controversial Computer Science pre-test, Code.org, has cleared the air on its role in the survey.A senior official of the non-profit organisation told Barbados TODAY that the non-profit organisation had neither sanctioned nor administered the test.Upset parents of secondary school students raised the alarm about the test on Tuesday, reporting that their children were required to answer highly invasive and inappropriate questions on a Computer Science test administered the day before.The first formers complained they were quizzed on their sexuality, gender identity, substance use and abuse, as well as personal information about their parents during the two-hour long test.In a memorandum that was issued to teachers last week, the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training said Code.org was responsible for the test.“Please be informed that all first formers will take the pre-test in Computer Science organised by Code.org…. The process has been sanctioned by the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training and Code.org will provide the personnel to supervise the examinations,” the correspondence read.
