From Yahoo/Reuters:
Former Atlanta educators sentenced to up to seven years in prison
Six former Atlanta public school educators were ordered on Tuesday to serve between one and seven years in prison in one of the nation's largest test-cheating scandals.
Ten of the 11 educators convicted of racketeering this month in the case were being sentenced on Tuesday.
Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter gave three of the educators 20-year sentences, ordering that seven years must be served in prison and the rest on probation.
One of the reasons I do not like unions - especially public-sector unions - is that they "negotiate" against performance tests. This prevents incompetent and criminal employees from being weeded out and empowers them in their negligence - case in point...
A bit more:
"There were thousands of children that were harmed in this thing," Baxter said during the hearing, after getting into heated exchanges with attorneys for the defendants. "This is not a victimless crime that occurred in this city."
Exactly, the teachers in question wanted good results without having to expend the effort to actually - you know - TEACH so they cheated on the examinations. Now the kids learn that it is perfectly OK for authority figures to cheat.
And this is just one School System - how far does the rot extend?
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