Cheating at St Albans

[Anonymous]

I heard a soph was recently expelled; but no word from the administration on this matter. Curious if this was a rarity or an ongoing problem.

[Anonymous]

it happens at every school. yes every single one.

[Anonymous]

Kids cheat everywhere, OP. Like drugs and sex. Universal teen adventures.

[Anonymous]

Not affiliated with St. Albans so no "dog in this fight", but I agree with the PPs. These things happen at all schools...yes - even at St. Albans. And the administration doesn't owe anything to the parents to tell them a child was expelled - that's personal.

[Anonymous]

I knew a kid at GP who cheated but was let go with a warning due to his father who gave generous to the school.

[Anonymous]

The sophomore scaled the wall and broke into a teacher's office to steal the math exam. And yes, he was expelled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The sophomore scaled the wall and broke into a teacher's office to steal the math exam. And yes, he was expelled.

What an idiot! God, teenagers. It's a wonder they all make it to 21 at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The sophomore scaled the wall and broke into a teacher's office to steal the math exam. And yes, he was expelled.

Probably saw it in a movie and thought it would be fun.

[Anonymous]

We recently met with a college rep from a top university who came to my kids school. He told the group that most colleges will look the other way if a kid was suspended or expelled for something like drugs or misuse of social media but that they don't want to touch anyone expelled for academic infractions. So beware parents of high schoolers!

[Anonymous]

WTF...This happens everywhere. Why would you out a kid at STA? For what its worth. I have nothing to do with STA but t the details you provided in the post suggest to me that you just wanted to cause more pain for the family involved.

I got caught cheating on a math test in 8th grade. I went to the headmaster. I got an F. I think the other kid and I got sent home for a day or two.

Thank God the Internet didn't exist in 1978.

[Anonymous]

agree. thank god the internet and forums and social media was not around when i was in HS in 1987. I graduated from STA then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We recently met with a college rep from a top university who came to my kids school. He told the group that most colleges will look the other way if a kid was suspended or expelled for something like drugs or misuse of social media but that they don't want to touch anyone expelled for academic infractions. So beware parents of high schoolers!

Unless, of course, you were already admitted to the university when the cheating occurred. Then you get expelled and quietly readmitted a couple of years later - at least that is how it used to work if your name was Kennedy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WTF...This happens everywhere. Why would you out a kid at STA? For what its worth. I have nothing to do with STA but t the details you provided in the post suggest to me that you just wanted to cause more pain for the family involved.

I got caught cheating on a math test in 8th grade. I went to the headmaster. I got an F. I think the other kid and I got sent home for a day or two.

Thank God the Internet didn't exist in 1978.

+1 but in 1984. Was helping a friend who hadn't studied and we both got an F. Learned my lesson but would have been far worse had it happened now.

[Anonymous]

As a Holton parent, that makes me happy. Kudos to St Albans for expelling the kid. All kids cheat. The good schools deal with it harshly instead of covering it up.

Not sure if the OP meant to bash STA but I think it does the opposite.

[Anonymous]

There is a very big difference between run of the mill cheating (glancing at a friend's answers, plagiarizing, etc.) and scaling a wall and breaking into a teacher's office to steal a test. Seriously.