There was nothing routine about a sentencing hearing Tuesday in Atlanta that wrote the final legal chapter of one of the most massive school cheating scandals in the country. Educators were convinced April 1 of racketeering and other lesser crimes related to inflating test scores of children from struggling schools. One teacher was acquitted.One by one, they stood, alongside their attorneys, before Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter.In this system, a jury decides guilt or innocence, the judge metes out punishment.Throughout the five-month trial, Baxter has been pointed. Until Monday, he said he planned to sentence the educators to prison. When verdicts were reached, he ordered them directly to jail. And that's why there were sparks when some of the educators, flanked by their attorneys, did not directly and readily admit their responsibility.
Not the first time to state had falsified information to get their way. The stage government and the federal government have been at a constant battle with each other since the days of the new constitution. And I'm sure this has happened before in different states but these people were go aight and arrested
Baxter was not pleased. He raised his voice numerous times and shouted at attorneys. Some attorneys shouted back. At one point, one of the defense lawyers said he might move to recuse the judge and the judge retorted that he could send that attorney to jail.
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This should become more aware in schools. Quentin Noble P2
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