Soon thereafter, the Legislature abolished the exit exam as a graduation requirement. Known by its initials as CAHSEE - and pronounced KAYSEE by educators and students - it had been in place as a graduation requirement for about a decade, until administration of the exam was abruptly suspended as a result of bureaucratic snafu in the summer of 2015.
Jerry Brown made official what has been state policy for several years: he signed a bill abolishing the California High School Exit Exam.
Certificate of Achievement awarded to Prospect High student Arlene Holmes instead of diploma because she didn't pass the California High School Exit Exam.
