AJC: APS Superintendent, Gov. Deal Promise Consequences for Cheating

Employees of Atlanta Public Schools that were involved with the alleged cheating scandal will not work directly with children "again," according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution report.

In an afternoon press conference, APS interim superintendent Erroll Davis and Gov. Nathan Deal vowed that those involved with the scandal will face consequences.

“Anyone who cheated or was responsible will not work in front of children in Atlanta again," Davis said.

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In a news conference at the state Capitol, Deal said that three district attorneys, interim Superintendent Erroll Davis and the state educator licensing board are receiving full copies of a detailed report submitted by special investigators that lays out a decade of organized, systemic cheating in the Atlanta district.

Deal did not release the report, instead providing the media with a two-page summary.  He said the report names 178 educators, including 38 principals, as participants in cheating. More than 80 confessed. The investigators said they confirmed cheating in 44 of 56 Atlanta schools they examined.

“The report’s findings are troubling, but I am encouraged this investigation will bring closure to problems that existed in the Atlanta public schools,” Deal said. “I am confident that brighter days lie ahead.”

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