accused of cheating

cptofthehouse
Fri, 07 May 2010 17:34:52 +0000

Bringing an attorney into the situation is to find out what the situation truly is. Are there rules regulating this? Can statistical sameness be interpreted as cheating? What are the options for the student? Sometimes, the best path to take is to “plead” and “negotiate” a settlement. My kids have learned the hard way that justice is not always just. Two of them are still sore about having to plead to something they did not do because the sure consequence was a slap on the hand, and there was a high probability of real trouble, expense and consequences of insisting on total vindication because they were not guilty of some stupid thing.

Turning in a cheater is not always an easy thing to do either. You have to know for sure the person cheated, and if it can be proven. You can end up being a “snitch” without making a dent on the situation if you are not smart about when you report something. This applies in adult life too.