West Point cadets expelled over worst cheating scandal in 40 years
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/west-point-cheating-scandal-cadets-expelled/
West Point has expelled at least eight cadets and are holding more than 50 back a year as a result of the military academy's worst cheating scandal in over 40 years.
The military academy investigated 73 cadets suspected of cheating on a freshman calculus exam in May administered virtually because of the coronavirus. More than 50 of the cadets were athletes, several of whom were on the football team, according to a West Point spokeswoman.
"West Point must be the gold standard for developing Army officers. We demand nothing less than impeccable character from our graduates," said Superintendent Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams in a press release.
Fifty-five of the 73 immediately admitted to cheating through the academy's process of willful admission when confronted with suspicions of cheating. Willful admission was instituted in 2015 to encourage cadets to adhere to the academy's honor code and take responsibility for any violations of the code. However, officials have concluded that this program has not been effective, and the academy is terminating the program.
This is the worst cheating scandal at the school since 1976, when 153 cadets resigned or were expelled because they cheated on an electrical engineering exam.
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How do 50 get to stay? It's binary - you either participated in cheating or you didn't.
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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@mik said in West Point cadets expelled over worst cheating scandal in 40 years:
How do 50 get to stay? It's binary - you either participated in cheating or you didn't.
Watch out, more so than other cohorts, this group may have a higher percentage of them running for elected offices later!
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The joys of distance learning...
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@jolly said in West Point cadets expelled over worst cheating scandal in 40 years:
The joys of distance learning.
Exactly what I was thinking - presumably these (former) cadets were taking the exam online, with social "distancing" in play. I wonder if they communicated with each other via phone, or something.
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@mik said in West Point cadets expelled over worst cheating scandal in 40 years:
How do 50 get to stay? It's binary - you either participated in cheating or you didn't.
Maybe they didn't cheat, but knew about others who did
They aren't supposed to tolerate it
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@mik said in West Point cadets expelled over worst cheating scandal in 40 years:
How do 50 get to stay? It's binary - you either participated in cheating or you didn't.
Maybe they didn't cheat, but knew about others who did
They aren't supposed to tolerate it
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@mik said in West Point cadets expelled over worst cheating scandal in 40 years:
Your character is what you do when no one is looking.
No, that's my mistress.
