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It chronicles the true story of the 1994–1995 Steinmetz High School team that cheated in the United States Academic Decathlon (USAD). It aired on HBO on May 20, 2000. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special .
Six of the twelve students in the nation who scored over 900 points on the math test came from Steinmetz High School, prompting the Illinois state Academic Decathlon to suspect cheating. [119] The Steinmetz team was disqualified after team members refused to take an alternate version of the test, [ 120 ] and its coach eventually resigned. [ 121 ]
The Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal was an inspiration for Ranked, a musical about academic pressure in school. Kyle Holmes (book) and David Taylor Gomes (music & lyrics) cite the scandal as one of their main inspirations for a storyline that featured adults cheating on behalf of students. [ 18 ]
Roberts, an assistant principal at Yates High School in Houston ISD, is believed to have sent over 90 teachers into the scheme and personally sent over “$267,000 to Mr. Grayson, frequently ...
Apalachee High School teacher Stephen Kreyenbuhl shared with CNN’s Sara Sidner how “tough” it is losing two of his peers. “They made a difference,” he said of Aspinwall and Irimie.
Another teacher, Kyle Wroblewski, pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual abuse in 2019, and the school district settled a lawsuit with the victim for $3.5 million, according to Oregon Public ...
An American football team named the Bishop Sycamore Centurions, based in Columbus, Ohio, purported to be the high school football team of Bishop Sycamore High School.The high school was advertised as an athletic sports training academy, but after a blowout loss to IMG Academy that was televised on ESPN on August 29, 2021, there was increased scrutiny and an investigation into the school's ...
The show, written from 2018 to 2019 by the school's drama teacher and musical director, focused on academic pressure in schools, specifically telling the story of a student whose parents were paying for his grades without his knowledge. [287] The timing of the musical's debut in relation to the scandal earned the high school national attention.