Teacher allows students to bring one side of a note card into an exam. On the notecard you can write anything you want, notes, formulas, ect.
Most students write very very small to fit tons of information and even entire problems into one note card.
One student wrote larger on 3 note cards, however did not have a chance to write all the information very very small on one side of a note card. The student wanted to write it all on one card but ran out of time to do so because they had even not slept for 48 hours or more doing work for other classes.
Teacher catches this student and gives her a zero for "cheating." the test counts for 20% of the grade. the student is now near failing for the semester because of this assessment
Student proves to teacher that all the information does in fact fit on one side of a notecard, thus it is unfair to receive a 0
Teacher refuses to make a retake test because it is too time consuming for her (aka... she doesnt care). The school administration has to take the teachers side, and they say the ultimate decision is with the teacher.
They claimed that the issue was not in the notecard, but with not following the teachers instructions that made it "cheating". This is not a correct definition of cheating.
The School board's definition of cheating is "neither giving nor receiving assistance (written, orally, or otherwise) on
tests quizzes or other assessments."
The student had not received any more assistance than anyone else in the class did.
There is also evidence that the student had not slept in more than 48 hours thus had an obvious lack in moral judgement since the cortex portion of your brain that regulates judgement basically shuts off with 48 or more hours of sleep. The greatest concern for lawyers is their relationship with the law when a situation arises that is not black and white. When people make mistakes, does the law penalize them regardless of the mistake? No. I'm sure many law cases require the judge or jury to explore factors that make up the gradient between black and white. The school board needs to venture into the gray area and exercise concern for what is fair.
What can the student do about this? and what do you think of this entire situation.
The student is thinking of getting a lawyer and taking it to the next level of talking with the school board.
Most students write very very small to fit tons of information and even entire problems into one note card.
One student wrote larger on 3 note cards, however did not have a chance to write all the information very very small on one side of a note card. The student wanted to write it all on one card but ran out of time to do so because they had even not slept for 48 hours or more doing work for other classes.
Teacher catches this student and gives her a zero for "cheating." the test counts for 20% of the grade. the student is now near failing for the semester because of this assessment
Student proves to teacher that all the information does in fact fit on one side of a notecard, thus it is unfair to receive a 0
Teacher refuses to make a retake test because it is too time consuming for her (aka... she doesnt care). The school administration has to take the teachers side, and they say the ultimate decision is with the teacher.
They claimed that the issue was not in the notecard, but with not following the teachers instructions that made it "cheating". This is not a correct definition of cheating.
The School board's definition of cheating is "neither giving nor receiving assistance (written, orally, or otherwise) on
tests quizzes or other assessments."
The student had not received any more assistance than anyone else in the class did.
There is also evidence that the student had not slept in more than 48 hours thus had an obvious lack in moral judgement since the cortex portion of your brain that regulates judgement basically shuts off with 48 or more hours of sleep. The greatest concern for lawyers is their relationship with the law when a situation arises that is not black and white. When people make mistakes, does the law penalize them regardless of the mistake? No. I'm sure many law cases require the judge or jury to explore factors that make up the gradient between black and white. The school board needs to venture into the gray area and exercise concern for what is fair.
What can the student do about this? and what do you think of this entire situation.
The student is thinking of getting a lawyer and taking it to the next level of talking with the school board.