<p>Hi,</p>
<p>A friend of mine (let's call her Sara) has been falsely accused of cheating by a teacher on an IB Block (combined IB History and IB English) final exam. The evidence against her is extremely weak. On the test, we were to make a timeline consisting of four different eras in American literature, connecting literature and historical events. We were given twenty minutes at the start of the testing period to brainstorm on a white sheet. In Sara's class (she's in a different class from me), one of the eras (Modernism) was crossed out, but she decided to write everything she knew on the white sheet.</p>
<p>Afterwards, the IB History teacher accused of her cheating, claiming that her brainstorming sheet was actually notes she brought into the test on the grounds that she wrote it in pencil (for on normal tests, we write in pen), and that she wrote a lot about Modernism.</p>
<p>So now the teacher has submitted an academic dishonesty form to the vice principal, and she's probably going to get a 0 on the final if it goes through. And I think it probably will go through as matters stand now, as she has spoken with the vice principal who seems to be convinced that she's guilty. Like I said, the evidence seems very weak to me, and the arguments that the teacher gave seem pretty flimsy as well. </p>
<p>Also, the IB English teacher had Sara for two years and is pretty adamant that she didn't cheat. I've known Sara for six years, and she's the sort of person who would never cheat. I'm outraged by this whole affair; the accusations are nearly groundless, and this will do significant damage to her academic record.</p>
<p>I really want to do something to help her, but I'm not sure what I could do. Do you guys have any advice on dealing with something like this?</p>