N.Y. Officials Reject Students’ Pleas to Move Exams for Knicks Parade

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New York State education officials have denied students' requests to postpone Regents exams scheduled for Thursday morning, the same time the Knicks' championship parade begins at 10 a.m. in Manhattan. Students organized petitions and mounted a coordinated campaign asking the state to reschedule the standardized tests, arguing the once-in-a-generation celebration warrants an exception. State officials declined, citing the exams' rigid statewide schedule and logistical constraints. The decision leaves students facing a choice between sitting for the high-stakes tests or missing the parade.