One fired finally, 10 more to go, some chose to resign. Guy says he was pressured, confessed to GBI, but wouldn't admit guilt in this hearing. Atlanta schools have been bleeding cash to those accused since the fall.
http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/atlanta-fires-first-teacher-1384791.html"
APS is paying $1 million a month to about 110 educators accused of cheating who are on administrative leave. So far, the district has taken formal steps to fire 11. Four have chosen to resign rather than go through with tribunal hearings, which are scheduled through March 30.
Lewis was the first of 180 educators named in the investigation, which found that cheating occurred at 44 schools and involved some of the district’s top officials. Investigators say some of the worst cheating took place at Parks Middle School.
Anita Ivy, a special agent for the GBI, testified that Lewis told her he first tried to use scissors to cut into the testing wrappers, but decided that was “tacky.†Instead, he used a razor blade to remove and copy the test booklets before the exam. He made notes on what to teach students and also confessed to spending one to two hours a day erasing answers with other teachers."
