How about waiting until the school year is done?
Would this issue stop if that 6th grader were not the one doing the copying, if his services were “no longer needed?”
I think reporting this could backfire on your daughter. Who is the student making copies? It’s not your daughter. I think it would be a really bad idea for her to admit she had a test in her possession, however briefly, that her class hadn’t taken yet. I don’t think the district will punish the other students without proof of cheating, but if she admits to having the test I don’t know how they can get away with not punishing her.
@austinmshauri - I agree to a point. And the only reason she had a copy is because she was in the group that was entrusted to carry the copies to the office or teacher. She turned in her stack BEFORE said 6th grader was able to “steal” it to make a copy. He wasn’t happy about that… lol. But, as others have said, this would only have a negative effect on her, and at this point probably not worth the effort.
My wife comes from Russia. I shared this discussion and she had a visceral reaction. “Anonymous” reporting was the norm in the Soviet Union. She said when discovered they were ostracized.
If your daughter has proof that wide scale cheating is going on, she should speak to a school administrator. They will treat the report in confidence. Anonymous reports are rarely given much credence as they are too often unfounded or based on retribution.
I agree that someone needs to report this to the school administration. If the system is so leaky that it is easy for a 6th grader to get copies of a test, then other privacy issues might be just as easy to violate.
True cheating story:
I teach in an ESL program based on a university campus. Our final exams are created by the home office, and sent to us the day before the final. We don’t even see these things in advance. The answers are bubbled in, and the test sheets are graded by scantron. One student reported rampant cheating on the finals. We were told that the students hide their cellphones between their legs when they aren’t using them to pass answers back and forth to each other. We were also told that the students believe that we know about the cheating, but that we don’t say anything about it and instead fail the students on their finals because of their cheating. We laughed until we cried. If those students really are cheating on the final, they need to find someone else smarter to cheat with, because those failing grades are what the scantron gave us. But now we’ll be taking the cell phones away, not just requiring that the students turn them off.
Forewarned is forearmed.
Maybe it’s because I worked in college admissions and heard lots of stories, but I find this entire story fishy. You would’t believe how many anonymous letters admissions offices receive. In the vast majority of cases, they are not legitimate.
@widgetmidget - not sure why you feel this story is “fishy”. I have nothing to gain by telling tales. Why would I waste my time? I had a genuine question and sought assistance. A few days have gone since I originally posted, and I have been told by my D that apparently word got out and the teacher changed the test that was to be used. I believe the kids themselves did them in, too much talking back and forth about what was going on, so it would appear that the “jig” is up, at least for now. Thank you to everyone who gave their opinions and suggestions. Very helpful.
@wizardly66 I could have phrased that better and apologise. My point simply was that you receive so many of these anonymous reports that you become a cynic. It’s a bit like the police: the first thing you ask upon getting one of these reports is “what is motivating the person making the allegation”. In fairness to all students, in admissions we began by discounting the claim being made and then looked for substantiating evidence.
@widgetmidget - I understand, thank you for that. I am very cynical at this age, so I get it. That is why we were so reluctant for her to day anything anyway. I appears that is no longer a concern, as I mentioned, looks like the problem has resolved itself. 