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Cheating? What Would You Do?

by Holly

Oct 5, 2012

My students took a test today. After the class, one of the students in the class stayed after to tell me that the girl next to him had cheated. He is a trustworthy student and the girl he accused is one I suspected of cheating last year at one point and gave the benefit of the doubt. I did not want to do this again.

I e-mailed dad and explained the situation and per our academic honesty policy, she would receive a zero on the test.

Dad e-mailed me back saying that he talked to his daughter and said that she did not cheat and that his daughter was offended I would make such an accusation. He wants me to let her re-take the test to prove she knows it. This means I would have to make up another test just for her.

In addition to all of this, I am 8 months pregnant and not as mobile as I once was. It is hard for me to circulate around the room the whole time the kids are taking tests and they know this.

I truly believe this girl cheated. What should I...See More

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Daniel Hanson Holly,

I would just ignore that post. That's one of the things about having Teachers.net out in the open. Anyone can post anything. So, you'll have trolls, students, etc., on here at times.

On 10/08/12, Holly wrote: > Once again, thank you to all those who provided professional > AND polite responses. I am sure your colleagu...See More

Oct 8, 2012

mm Did you do any investigation or inquiry to determine she'd cheated before you contacted the dad? And, the pregnancy thing as part excuse is offensive to me. I remember the days when pregnant teachers and women generally were barred from most workplaces!

On 10/05/12, Holly wrote: > My students took a test today. After the class, one of ...See More

Oct 11, 2012

Holly This issue has been resolved. The girl admitted she had changed a couple answers but that she knew most of the material and shouldn't have done it. I allowed her to retake a second version of the test that I had made on the same material. Dad and I talked afterwards and all is well.

I shouldn't have mentioned the pregnancy thing...it was ...See More

Oct 11, 2012

mm Does dad know that she's admitted this? I hope so. I think you've probably helped create a turning point in her life, unless dad and her find more compliant staff somewhere else. I'll bet (based on experience) that there's more 'cheating' than just tests going on here. There's probably more parental input/help in other assignments and some avoidanc...See More

Oct 15, 2012

Holly I do think this has opened dads eyes. He came to talk to me at parent-teacher conferences last week and told me that a few days after I had contacted him they had caught her in a lie about where she was for an entire evening over the weekend. She was supposedly at so and so's house, but the parents thought they were at their house and vice versa. I...See MoreI do think this has opened dads eyes. He came to talk to me at parent-teacher conferences last week and told me that a few days after I had contacted him they had caught her in a lie about where she was for an entire evening over the weekend. She was supposedly at so and so's house, but the parents thought they were at their house and vice versa. I think he is beginning to see that maybe trustworthy daughter is not so trustworthy. He thanked me for keeping my eye on her.

On 10/15/12, mm wrote: > Does dad know that she's admitted this? I hope so. I think you've > probably helped create a turning point in her life, unless dad > and her find more compliant staff somewhere else. I'll bet (based > on experience) that there's more 'cheating' than just tests going > on here. There's probably more parental input/help in other > assignments and some avoidance of due date compliance as well. > > > On 10/11/12, mm wrote: >> Did you do any investigation or inquiry to determine she'd >> cheated before you contacted the dad? And, the pregnancy thing >> as part excuse is offensive to me. I remember the days when >> pregnant teachers and women generally were barred from most >> workplaces! >> >> >> >> On 10/05/12, Holly wrote: >>> My students took a test today. After the class, one of the >>> students in the class stayed after to tell me that the girl >>> next to him had cheated. He is a trustworthy student and >>> the girl he accused is one I suspected of cheating last >>> year at one point and gave the benefit of the doubt. I did >>> not want to do this again. >>> >>> I e-mailed dad and explained the situation and per our >>> academic honesty policy, she would receive a zero on the >>> test. >>> >>> Dad e-mailed me back saying that he talked to his daughter >>> and said that she did not cheat and that his daughter was >>> offended I would make such an accusation. He wants me to >>> let her re-take the test to prove she knows it. This means >>> I would have to make up another test just for her. >>> >>> In addition to all of this, I am 8 months pregnant and not >>> as mobile as I once was. It is hard for me to circulate >>> around the room the whole time the kids are taking tests >>> and they know this. >>> >>> I truly believe this girl cheated. What should I do? Should >>> I stand my ground or give in AGAIN knowing that she is only >>> hurting herself?

Oct 15, 2012

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