Student Says Community College Cash-for-Grades Scheme May Have Involved Sex

Sex May Have Been Part of Cash-for-Grades Scheme

In what sounds like a scheme straight out of the movie 'Slackers,' police are now saying sex may have been involved in a ring of students at Diablo Valley Community College who were said to have charged classmates about $600 per grade to change the final marks on their transcripts at the school's registrar.

Police have been investigating the ring of cheating for about 16 months. They said the students orchestrated a cash-for-grades system, where students who worked in the office would change the grades on the transcript for a charge.

About 84 students were believed to have been involved in suspiciously changing more than 400 grades. Since May, about 20 students have been cleared of all charges. The rest could face charges from real police for falsifying records.

A student was reported to have come forward and said that sometimes sex was exchanged in lieu of cash for the grades.

Police say the scam now dates back to 2000, and many of the students have transferred to four-year colleges using the transcripts.

24 Duke Students Will Be Cited for Cheating in May

Convicted in Fuqua Case Cry Out

In what Duke University officials called the largest episode of dishonesty in campus history, a judicial board ruled that 34 students in the college's graduate business program in May were caught cheating on a take-home exam. More than a month later, the university has upheld charges of cheating against 24 of those involved.

Students at Duke's Fuqua School of Business worked together to complete the open book test they were permitted to do on their own time - a direct violation of the university's honor code. The students caught were in the first year of the university's MBA program.

In order to keep further controversy under wraps, Duke didn't release the names of the students involved or the academic course in question to media. The New York Times reported that the professor of the class noticed similarities in many of the student's answers.

Fifteen of the students involved were suspended from Duke for one academic year and given a failing grade in the class. Nine students may face expulsion. The students do have the opportunity to appeal the penalties.

More Than 30 Duke Students Caught Cheating

34 Duke Business Students Face Discipline for Cheating

In what Duke University officials are calling the largest episode of dishonesty in campus history, a judicial board ruled that 34 students in the college's graduate business program were caught cheating on a take-home exam.

Students at Duke's Fuqua School of Business worked together to complete the open book test they were permitted to do on their own time - a direct violation of the university's honor code. The students caught were in the first year of the university's MBA program.

In order to keep further controversy under wraps, Duke didn't release the names of the students involved or the academic course in question to media. The New York Times reported that the professor of the class noticed similarities in many of the student's answers.

Fifteen of the students involved were suspended from Duke for one academic year and given a failing grade in the class. Nine students may face expulsion. The students do have they opportunity to appeal the penalties.