Grades-for-money scheme at Southern University

Sad to say another HBCU got hit with a similar scandal recently. It was reported I think A week ago in the NEws and Observer that Barber Scotia College in Concord, NC had the similar problem of changing grades of roughly around 30 students through their Organizational Management Degree program, which is their title for their Adult Education program.

 

First Guilty Pleas in Scandal

Educators plead guilty to buying grad degree
St. Landry couple paid $1,500 for Southern credits.

St. Landry Parish School Board Member Quincy Richard and his wife, Cynthia Richard, a special education teacher in the parish, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges stemming from a grade-buying scandal at Southern University.


http://www.theadvertiser.com/news/html/D7766ABF-32F9-4B38-A4B6-251DECB97C1B.shtml

http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/060204/new_transcript001.shtml

 

Thanks for the update...I will forward this on to my wife.

 

Grade scandal threatens parish school district

Attorney says over 200 Southern University students implicated in scandal are in St. Landry Parish and that a number of teachers will not be returning to the school system next year. Parish (county) school superintendent concerned.

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http://media1.dfw.swagit.com/s/wbrz/The_Advocate/06072004-2.high.asx.html

 

How can something like this happen? I know some may be the teacher's pet and examples of great looking girls who get better grades and special attention from male teachers------but this just does not seem possible. I have worked hard to keep up my grade average and think it is a shame something like this can occur. I wonder how common this could be----it raises many questions on those who do not have knowledge for jobs and positions that do get them regardless of qualification.