More than 70 West Point cadets are caught cheating on remote exam in biggest academic scandal at military school in 44 years: Investigation reveals ALL of the first-year students made same mistake in their maths test
In total, 73 cadets have been accused of cheating on the mathematics exam, with 72 of the alleged cheaters being first-year students back in May
Four of those accused in the investigation have resigned from the academy
Most of the cadets involved have enrolled in the Willful Admission Program, West Point s own spin on academic probation
Prior to this, West Point dealt with a massive cheating scandal in 1976, when 153 cadets resigned or were expelled for cheating, though many later returned
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West Point is dealing with one of the worst academic cheating scandals in school history. Graduating cadets above wear face masks during commencement ceremonies on June 13th, 2020.
(Daily Mail) West Point–December 21st, 2020–Seventy-three cadets were caught cheating on a mathematics exam after all of them made the same error on their calculus final back in May at West Point Academy, which bills itself as The Preeminent Leader Development Institution.
However in this case it appears that there was one leader and seventy-two followers.
It’s not immediately clear how the cadets – 72 of whom were first-year students at the time – cheated on the test, which was administered remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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More than 70 students at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. were accused of cheating on a calculus exam administered online last spring, the school said. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Dec. 21 (UPI) The U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., is investigating a cheating ring involving 73 cadets who allegedly took the same online calculus test last spring.
The cheating scandal is the worst at the nation s prestigious military training ground since the 1970s, according to USA Today.
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Seventy-two of the cadets were first year, or plebe students, and one was a second-year. Of those, 58 cadets admitted cheating on the May exam, which was administered online because of the pandemic. Four students resigned from the military academy and two of the cases were dropped for lack of evidence, officials said Monday.
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Dozens of cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point have been accused of cheating on a math exam, with some resigning and others awaiting academic hearings that could result in their expulsion from the Army’s iconic educational institution.
According to USA Today, which first reported the scandal, more than 70 cadets were accused on a test that was administered remotely because of the global COVID-19 pandemic. All but one of the cadets is a first year student at the academy. The newspaper reported that 58 cadets admitted it and most will be placed in a “rehabilitation program