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December 22, 2020 04:05 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/vlw21-N0Ygs/more-than-70-west-point-cadets-accused-of-cheating-in-academic-scandal
More Than 70 West Point Cadets Accused Of Cheating In Academic Scandal
Seventy-three suspected cheaters, one critical mistake. Dozens of cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point were caught cheating on a calculus final exam in May after they all made the same errors on the test, according to officials. From a report: Instructors at the Army's premier training ground for officers revealed the academic scandal on Monday, saying it's the worst they've seen since the 1970s. So far, 59 cadets out of a suspected 73 have admitted to taking part in the scam in which the students "shared answers and made the same mistakes," Lt. Col. Chris Ophardt, a West Point spokesman told NPR. The test was administered remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic. Four cadets have resigned and another eight, who say they're innocent of any wrongdoing, will face a full hearing led by seniors at the academy. The cases against two others initially implicated in the scheme have been dismissed for lack of evidence..Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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