There’s no reason why tests administered in-person have to be on a computer anyway for the typical school situation, other than some disability accommodation ci

There’s no reason why tests administered in-person have to be on a computer anyway for the typical school situation, other than some disability accommodation circumstances which might also have other solutions. They can just be proctored the traditional way, whether they are graded by scanning machine (as can be done for multiple-choice bubble tests) or by a human. If a computer test is legally mandated with no option for the school or the district to pick a paper version, then that’s the politicians’ or administrators’ fault for forcing a wasteful budget of purchasing and replacing simple but short-lived devices (or paying more to maintain and support longer-lived devices) just for that reason.