Area School: At-Home Cheaters Will Be Punished
With many Capital Region schools resorting to remote learning, the temptation seems greater than ever for students to be dishonest with their school work. There are many ways for students to cheat on math projects, tests and exams with at-home learning but teachers are more equipped than ever to identify the ones that are doing so. One local school supervisor has had enough, sending out a letter to parents alerting them that they're on to the sneaky students and this won't be tolerated.
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According to a story from the Times Union, Bethlehem math supervisor William Clairmont sent a letter to parents telling them that "academic dishonesty" has been up significantly as of late and that teachers are well aware of apps that are making it easier for students to cheat. But at the same time, according to the report, "this type of cheating is easy for our teachers to spot," he added. He also said they would be punished.