Community members have been the most vocal on the issue, which comes as no surprise since they were most likely former students or parents themselves. They have called the exam damaging, elitist, divisive, traumatic, neocolonialist, and called for its abolition and boycotts among themselves. Here are just a few of many posts on Facebook as they also dominate op-eds in Trinidadian news outlets. Thus, nobody is excluded \u2013 the matter concerns all members of Trinidadian society.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Trinidadian](\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2020-ewerah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/448\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-05-at-2.15.51-PM-300x255.png\")
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