One of the Atlanta Public School officials who was convicted in the largest national school cheating scandal in U.S. history – appeared before a Judge today:
(Via AJS) Convicted APS educator Donald Bullock, a former test coordinator with the school system, asked the judge to show leniency and not sentence him to jail time.
Bullock – who was the second convicted APS educator to address Judge Jerry Baxter at Monday’s sentencing hearing — asked if he could instead provide community service and be placed on probation.
“I’m appealing to the compassionate side of you,” Bullock said. “I know you’re a man of compassion.” “I ask you to grant leniency to me… My livelihood is gone.” (link)
178 Atlanta Public School Teachers/Educators Cheated
178 educators and administrators named in the governor’s investigative report of teachers changing answers on the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test. Thirty-five were eventually indicted. Eighty-three were named unindicted co-conspirators and will not be punished. Sixty of those were given immunity. Ten of them testified.