Anonymous
Post 06/26/2025 09:18     Subject: Referral to Admin for cheating
Anonymous wrote:During the last exam in one of DD's classes, she reached for her phone to answer one of my texts. The teacher told her that she would receive a zero for the test. We fully acknowledge that she should not have used the phone. However, when she sent an email to explain the situation to the teacher, he said that the time line did not add up. He had made a referral to the admin 10 minutes prior to my text. DD is insisting that she did not use the phone until she saw my text. Does anyone know what the " admin referral" is and how it is done in MCPS? Is there an electronic time stamp like an email?

Would really appreciate any insight that you may have.



 


When I enter an admin referral, it is done through Synergy and automatically emails the entire A Team and the counselors. The referral is time stamped with the time I hit submit.
Anonymous
Post 06/26/2025 06:18     Subject: Referral to Admin for cheating
A lot of times cheating is no big deal to admin bc they are going to make teachers inflate the grades anyway. Who cares? By just ignoring it as a teacher will keep you off the admin retaliation radar yourself. Yeah, retaliation is real and the union does not give 2 poops. They are useless and side with admin on everything against teachers.
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2025 17:43     Subject: Referral to Admin for cheating
One of DC's friends was caught like this. Got a 0. Parents were grateful the consequences weren't worse like a suspension that would go on the record.
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2025 16:44     Subject: Referral to Admin for cheating
Anonymous wrote:During the last exam in one of DD's classes, she reached for her phone to answer one of my texts. The teacher told her that she would receive a zero for the test. We fully acknowledge that she should not have used the phone. However, when she sent an email to explain the situation to the teacher, he said that the time line did not add up. He had made a referral to the admin 10 minutes prior to my text. DD is insisting that she did not use the phone until she saw my text. Does anyone know what the " admin referral" is and how it is done in MCPS? Is there an electronic time stamp like an email?

Would really appreciate any insight that you may have.



 


Tell your cheating child to listen to the teacher and stop covering for them.
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2025 12:08     Subject: Referral to Admin for cheating
Come back OP

Tell us how this needed oh wait we know your kid lied
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2025 12:03     Subject: Referral to Admin for cheating
Anonymous wrote:You are right to advocate for your DD. I wish someone had advocated for me. In this scenario, it does seem that the professor may be right. That doesn’t remove from your baseline responsibility to advocate for your child at all times.

You think MCPS is going to advocate in any way, and at any time, on your behalf?


You really want to go on record as saying that parents should advocate for their children at all times, even when they are cheating? Just for the sake of reflexive advocacy? I'm sorry for whatever your trauma is, but no.