SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A judge said Monday he is likely to prohibit the state from requiring that high school seniors pass an exit exam to graduate

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A judge said Monday he is likely to prohibit the state from requiring that high school seniors pass an exit exam to graduate, siding with attorneys who say the test discriminates against the poor.

A group of high school students and their parents sued the state Department of Education in February, seeking a preliminary injunction to halt giving the exam to this year's senior class. It's the first class required to pass the exam to earn a diploma.

Both sides are scheduled to appear Tuesday before Alameda County Superior Court Judge Robert Freedman in Oakland. Freedman said in his tentative ruling that he is likely to issue the injunction, based on the plaintiffs' argument that all California students do not have access to the same quality of education.

The judge really is saying....California Graduation Exam Ruled Unfair to Stupid People.