Abitur exams halted due to theft of answer sheet during school break-in

Thousands of school pupils in Lower Saxony were left in disarray as thieves broke into a school in Harz and stole the exam answer sheet, causing chaos during the crucial exam season. The stolen answer sheet belonged to the Politics and Economics Abitur exams, which are essential for students looking to pursue higher education in Germany.

The break-in led to a statewide pause on the Politics and Economics exams, as the Ministry for Culture in Lower Saxony feared that a pupil may have had access to the answer sheet. The thieves had broken into a safe at the school to obtain the answer sheet, only to leave it discarded in the school playground. The motive behind the theft remains unclear, leaving authorities puzzled.

In response to the incident, the Ministry for Culture in Lower Saxony instructed schools to collect any exam papers that had been distributed and to withhold any papers yet to be handed out. A new exam paper was swiftly delivered to schools by 9am, giving them the option to proceed with the exam on April 11 or postpone it until May 8 if the disruption had affected students too significantly.

The unexpected turn of events left students and teachers scrambling to adjust their exam schedules, highlighting the vulnerability of exam security in educational institutions. The Ministry for Culture in Lower Saxony is working diligently to ensure that the integrity of the exam process is maintained, despite the setback caused by the daring thieves.