A student at New York City’s prestigious Stuyvesant High School has been forced out over allegations of helping more than 50 other students cheat on a citywide exam last week, according to a published report.
The Daily News reports the junior used an iPhone to take pictures of his Spanish exam with the answers filled out. The alleged cheater may have texted the answers to dozens of other students.
Cell phones are banned from New York City schools, but the boy allegedly managed to smuggle his phone in.
A suspicious proctor took the boy’s phone and discovered the student had also taken photos of his physics and English Regents exams, and given out answers to classmates, the Daily News said.
A Department of Education spokeswoman told NBC 4 New York it was investigating the cheating allegation.
The student was disciplined last week and will not be returning to the school, according to the News. The recipients of the student’s exam snapshots and answers have not yet been disciplined but their parents have been notified.
It wasn’t clear if the student was paid to help the others cheat.
Stuyvesant is one of New York City’s most competitive public high schools, admitting just a small percentage of applicants who ace the specialized high school entrance exam.
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Yes that is really wrong and I think they dealt with it appropriately. But as someone who took all of the regent exams required by a new York state student I have to say, they are a lot of pressure and take an enormous amount of preparation. Maybe the fact that so many students are cheating on these and the sats shows that it’s just too much pressure on their shoulders and they are petrified to fail? I definitely will not condone cheating though, just a thought.
I thought students at Stuyvesant were suposed to be smart. Why would he use a phone when a spy pen or watch would work so much better?
tests are pressure, so what. Should we make them so easy that there is no pressure? people will still cheat because they want do well and the tests will be worthless.