The cadets were accused of cheating on an online freshman calculus exam in May while students were studying remotely because of coronavirus
West Point has expelled eight cadets and held 51 back a year after 73 were accused in the military academy’s biggest cheating scandal in more than four decades.
The cadets were accused of cheating on an online freshman calculus exam in May while students were studying remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic.
An investigation was launched after instructors noticed irregularities in answers. All but one were freshmen, or plebes, in a class of 1,200. The other was a sophomore.
West Point said that of the 73 cases investigated by the cadet honor committee, six cadets resigned during the investigation, four were acquitted by a board of their peers, and two cases were dropped due to insufficient evidence.
Most of the cadets, 51, were ‘turned back’ one full year after admitting to cheating, and two were turned back six months. Those cadets are under probation until graduation.
Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, West Point’s superintendent, personally adjudicated each case.
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