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What punishment do you think is fair in this case.
http://cavalierdaily.student.virgini...26471&pid=1420
If its not clear in the article I might be able to clear it up a little bit. He took a handwritten test. You can contest your grade on any question after you get it back. He wanted to contest his grade on a question but spilled water on it. So, he made a photocopy of the questions themselves, blocking out his answers with white paper. Then, he copied his answer, and the TA's comments, to the new sheet, exactly as they were (aka not cheating). When he turned in this sheet to be reviewed, his teacher/ta smelled some bullshit, and when in her office she confronted him about it. He insisted that it was his original paper (aka lying). Two hours later, he sent her an e-mail, saying that he was sorry he had lied, he was just caught off guard by her accosting him, he understands he shouldn't have lied, and will accept whatever punishment she sees fit.
He was brought up on honor charges. During his honor trial, he was found not guilty of act or intent of cheating. However, he was found guilty of act and intent of lying. After being guilty of those two things, you are tried on seriousness, meaning is open tolerance of this act a violation of the community of trust. He was convicted, and we only have one punishment, meaning he's being booted barring a successful appeal.
If you're wondering why I care more than normal, he told us he was kicked out of school 5 hours before he was supposed to do a group presentation with me/group.
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