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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First-- you know as well as I do that TJ is only being transparent about cheating because they have to be.  Addressing the cheating is at the top of the school improvement plan.  And thus far they are "addressing" it by gathering data and reporting it. But they aren't really cracking down. So, let's not pretend that they are being transparent for the sake of being transparent.  The "transparency" is mandated.

And they are not cracking down. The massive sophomore cheating ring this year?  My kid says it's still operating. Some kids reported it. They held a school wide meeting (at which they assured kids they can not tell colleges if a kid cheats).  The Administration wagged their fingers at the kids who cheated and told them to stop. The cheaters turned around and bullied the kids who had reported it-- viciously. And kept cheating.

All of the kids know the sophomore cheating ring is still operational.  My kids says the students involved take pictures of the test on their phones during the test and text it out. The other kids see it. The teacher appears not to. They also walk out of class and stand in the middle of the hallway telling other kids that question 25 is A, etc.  they aren't even bothering to hide it.

And, again, this cheating ring was reported, and the kids were found to have honor code violations. But, nothing substantive happened to the cheaters and the kids who reported were bullied badly. So now the kids know better to report.

But TJ should definately pat itself on the back for releasing the number of cheating incidents, because they are required to.  Right?

The Administration at TJ does not care. [/quote]

Another TJ parent here - this PP's comment is 100% accurate. I don't know why the other person who claims to be a parent is disputing/semi-defending this.

I've had 2 kids at TJ. Older one graduated a few years ago and knew of some cheating then, although it wasn't as widespread or open as it seems to be now. She knew one kid, who got into a service academy, that she had observed cheating several times. Subsequently that kid was asked to leave the academy - I guess old habits die hard. Just a warning to those who cheat.

Although the counselors cannot directly tell colleges that a kid has been caught cheating, they are able to rate their integrity/honesty on the recommendation form. Also, they make an effort to emphasize the integrity of students who don't cheat on their recommendations. The school needs to do more, though, and until they do, the cheating will continue because the benefits outweigh the consequences.

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