Legal Question in Education Law in California

false accused of cheating

I have been falsely accused by the

Instructor of cheating. He said I had

prior knowledge of the FINAL exam

and found me guilty before he even

talked to me. I took the final exam

on Wednesday night. I was notified

by email from the Instructor saying I

had prior knowledge of the exam

because I talked to student a hour

before the exam. The student I

talked to got caught cheating.

However, I found guilty because he

visually observed me talking to the

cheating student one hour before

the exam started. As a result, I

have received a F in the class. The

instructor did not hear our

conversation. The exam was on

wednesday. I did not received the

email from the instructor until three

days later(Saturday). The school is

not listening to me. I am poor

student who needs free legal

assistance.


Asked on 6/20/09, 11:18 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Andrew Harrell W. Andrew Harrell, Attorney at Law

Re: false accused of cheating

Where are you located in California? What type of school is this? High school? Private college? Public university? Almost every post-secondary institution (i.e., college or university) has clearly stated rules for handling issues of cheating, appeals, etc. Is there a Dean of Students or ombudsmen who can advocate for you? Also, just because you fail the final exam, this does not necessarily permit the instructor to fail you in the entire course. Something does not sound right here. Send me an email to see if I can help.

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Answered on 6/21/09, 12:11 am


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