December 21, 2020
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The U.S. Military Academy at West Point accused over 70 of its cadets of cheating on an exam, marking the academy’s worst academic violation since 1976, USA Today reported Monday.
Fifty-eight cadets admitted to cheating on a remote math exam, according to USA Today. Most of the cadets have been enrolled in a rehabilitation program and will be on probation for the duration of their time at West Point.
“There’s no excuse for cheating when the fundamental code for cadets is that they should not lie, cheat or steal,” Tim Bakken, a law professor at West Point told USA Today. “Therefore when the military tries to downplay effects of cheating at the academy, we’re really downplaying the effects on the military as a whole. We rely on the military to tell us honestly when we should fight wars, and when we can win them.”
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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
By COREY DICKSTEIN | STARS AND STRIPES Published: December 22, 2020 WASHINGTON The U.S. Military Academy at West Point accused more than 70 underclassmen of cheating on a math final exam in the spring while the students were taking online courses because of the coronavirus pandemic, officials at the New York institution said Tuesday. West Point officials said 72 plebes the academy’s term for freshmen and one second-year cadet were accused of cheating on a calculus final in May when instructors found “irregularities in the mathematical work submitted by cadets” during the grading process. Academy officials said 59 of the accused cadets admitted to cheating on the test. There are about 1,200 cadets in each underclassmen class.