CNN Student News March 29

IncreasedSecurityattheSATsAiredMarch29,2012-04:00:00ETTHISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.CARLAZUZ,HOST,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:WhenyougototaketheSAT,getreadytohaveyourIDlookedatmoreclosely.We`regoingtoexplainthereasonfortheincreasedsecurityinjustaminute.Firstup,though,let`scheckoutsomeoftoday`sheadlines.We`regoingtostartattheU.S.SupremeCourtbuilding.Yesterdaymarkedtheendofthreedaysoflegalargumentsaboutthe2010healthcarereformlawthatwasintroducedbyPresidentObama.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ(voice-over):Oneofthebigquestionswasaboutacontroversialpartofthelawcalledtheindividualmandate.ThejusticeshavetodecideifthatviolatestheConstitution.Andiftheyrulethatitdoes,theyalsohavetoconsideriftheentirelawshouldbescrapped.It`sexpectedthatthecourtwillannouncetherulingonthecaseinJune.Next,somethingyoualreadyknow,ifyou`vehadtofillupyourcar`sgastankrecently.Gasprices:ontherise.They`vegoneupfor19straightdays.Yesterdaytheaveragecostforagallonofregularhit$3.91.That`snationwide.In10statesandtheDistrictofColumbia,thepriceisalreadyhigherthan$4agallon.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)TRACYMARTIN,TRAYVONMARTIN`SFATHER:Thisinvestigationhadbeenbotchedfromthebeginning,andthatpeopleotherthanmeknewthatitwassupposedtobeanarrestmade.JOEOLIVER,FRIENDOFGEORGEZIMMERMAN:Ibelievethatwhenalloftheevidencecomesout,thiswillclearlyshowthiswasacaseoflifeordeathforeitherTrayvonorGeorge.AndsadlyfortheMartinfamily,itwasTrayvonthatwelost.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:Morethanamonthafterhewasshotandkilled,TrayvonMartin`snameisalloverthenewsandsocialmedia.TherehavebeenprotestsincitiesaroundtheU.S.andaforumonCapitolHill.Weknowsomefactsaboutthecase,buttherearestilloflotofquestions.Let`sstartwithwhatweknow.TrayvonMartin,17-yearoldontherightsideofyourscreenhere,waswalkinghomefromastore.Policesayhewasunarmed.AndGeorgeZimmerman,aneighborhoodwatchleader,called9-1-1toreportasuspiciousperson,andsaidhewasfollowingmartin,thoughhewastoldbyadispatcherhedidn`tneedtodothat.ZimmermansaysMartinattackedhim,andheclaimsthatheshottheteeninself-defense.Policehaven`tchargedZimmermanwithanycrimes,becausetheysaytheydon`thaveenoughevidencetodisprovehisstory.Whatwedon`tknowiswhatexactlyhappenedbetweenthetimewhenGeorgeZimmermanstartedfollowingTrayvonMartinandwhentheshotwasfired.Officialssaythatasmoreinformationcomesout,thepictureofwhathappenedbecomesmorecomplicated.Youheardussaythattherearestillalotofquestionssurroundingthisstory.Whatquestionsdoyouhaveaboutit?Youcangotoourblogatcnnstudentnews.comandtelluswhatyouwanttoknowaboutwhathappened.Andremember,ontheblog,firstnamesonly.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:Today`sShoutoutgoesouttoMs.Hendricks`civicsclassatManokotakSchoolinManokotak,Alaska.WhatisaperfectscoreontheSAT?Youknowthis.Isit36,100,1,600or2,400?You`vegotthreeseconds,go.Sincethewritingsectionwasaddedtomathandverbal,aperfectSATscoreis2,400.That`syouranswer,andthat`syourShoutout.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:Well,somestudentshavebeenwillingtocheattogetclosertothatperfectscore.Scandalwasuncoveredlastfallinvolving20peoplewhopaidsomeoneelsetotakethetestforthem.Officialswanttomakesurethatcan`thappenagain.They`reputtingnewrulesinplace,startinginSeptemberthatwillaffecteveryonewhotakestheSAT.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)MARYSNOW,CNNREPORTER(voice-over):ItwasthesearreststiedtoacheatingscandalinawealthyNewYorkCitysuburbthatpromptednewsecurityrulesforcollegeentranceexams.Noweveryonewillbeaffected.Frontandcenterwas19-year-oldSamEshaghoff.HetoldCBS`60minutesthatstudentspaidhimaround$2,500totaketheirSATtestsforthem.NassauCounty`sdistrictattorneysaysshefound55kidswhoeithergotpaidtotaketheSATorACTtestsorpaidotherstotakeit.SNOW:HoweasyisittocheatontheSAT?KATHLEENRICE,NASSAUCOUNTYDISTRICTATTORNEY:Well,beforetoday,itwasincrediblyeasytocheat.Therewereanumberofloopholesthatmadeitpossibleforkidstopaysomeoneelsetotakethetestforthem.SNOW(voice-over):ProsecutorKathleenRicesaysafakeIDwasallthatwasrequired.Tochangethat,shesays,studentswillhavetouploadaphotoofthemselveswhentheyregisterforthetest,anditwillbeputintoadatabase.Onthedayoftheexam,aphotoIDwillberequiredtomatchtheregistration.ScottFarber,whorunsaprepcourseforstudentstakingcollegeentranceexams,questionswhyittooksolong.SCOTTFARBER,PRESIDENT,ALISTEDUCATION:Itseemedvery,verystrangethatatestthatwasthisimportant,thatwastiedtobillionsofdollarsoffinancialaidandultimatelystudents`futures,tonothavethosethingsinplacebefore,seemedverystrange.SNOW(voice-over):WhenthecheatinginNassauCountyfirstcametolight,testadministratorssaidtheproblemwasnotwidespread.KATHRYNJURIC,THECOLLEGEBOARD:ETSdatapreviouslyhadsuggestedthatimpersonationwasnotasystemicissue.Fromtheonsetwe`vesaidonecaseisonetoomany,andthat`swhywecommittedfromtheverybeginningtoworkwiththedistrictattorneytofurtherenhancethesecurityprocesses.SNOW(voice-over):ButRiceisconvincedthecheatingisn`tcontainedtoNassauCounty.RICE:Idon`tthinkthere`sanyquestionthatthisisgoingonacrossthecountry.It`snotjustkidshereinNewYorkwhocomeupwiththisidea.SNOW:NassauCountyDistrictAttorneyKathleenRicesaysanotherbigchangeisbetterdisclosureaboutscams.Shes