this is such BS, I just got thrown out of the nursing program on my last quarter. Apparently they found a paper with answeres to the test by my folder exactly where I sit by and took pictures of it. The paper is not mine. I don’t cheat. And because this last quarter im actually doing oKay for myself I am the main suspect also because of the paper found by me. They told me I had 5 days to appeal. This is completely ridiculous. I wish whoever it was to come up front and say it but they won’t. I was accused and blamed falsely and sent me home. What can i do? They told me if it wasn’t me then to come up with proof that it wasn’t me. I don’t know what to do
You cannot prove a negative. You can only prove a positive. Any cameras in the classroom or wherever your folder has been? Anyone you know who has been struggling? Check social media of everyone in the class. Someone may out himself. I’m sorry.
You need to contact an attorney or other personal representative who can make sure your rights under university policy are protected. You need to do this immediately as once things have run their course, it might be too late to get all the rights you are entitled to.
offer to take another test.
Go to your Dean of Students office and ask to speak to the advocate who advises students in these types of situations. If that person isn’t helpful, as JustOneDad suggests, hire a lawyer.
They took pictures of my folder with the paper next to it. I don’t even know when it happened. Must have been when I went to lunch or something. People have been struggljng in class and I’m actually doing ok for myself in the class which is why I was questioned that out of the 5 exams I have 2 /100’s, a 90 and 2/82’s and that it’s not okay.
First of all you have to address this immediately.
Did you appeal within 5 days?
Did you talk to the Dean of Students or Ombudsperson on how to appeal?
Did you offer to take another test?
I offers to take another test and they( director of nursing and teacher) wouldn’t even bother. I told them I know my ISH. on those two 100’s anyway because that the whole concern and with the paper that they found. I spoke to the director of the school and told me to appeal within 5 days and bring proof that it wasn’t me. I don’t know how to do that but to have them see the penmanship even though it’s just letters. It was an answer key basically. I just don’t get why they would think id be stupid enough to leave that by my stuff for someone to look at. Someone took the picture and gave it to the director of nursing. I don’t know who that person was or how that even happened I’m so distraught and hurt and I’m missing class. I was dismissed today from a test I was SUPOSSED to take and told all of this at once I’m still trying to process all of it
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@JustOneDad
Make an appointment with your university’s Dean of Students office or do a search on your university’s website for ombudsman Make an appointment today.
@CheddarcheeseMN okay but what else can I say to him that I’ve already said to the director of the school and the director of nursing. ? I’m lost. I called a lawyer. Hopefully he will help me although idk how that’s gonna work 
I’m completely bummed like I’m 2 months away from graduating and this happens. Just my luck. Horrible horrible day I’m down hopefully something will be done about this. I can only pray to God
@JustOneDad I got an appointment with the lawyer tomorrow morning I’m gonna go. I already told him my case on the phone he said he’s honna look into it and that we should talk about it in person better. I just want all of this Togo away. I want to finish and get the hell out of school. After I got called. Someone else got called in the office as well and got asked as of why she had a 98 on one of her test as in its impossible to get High grades. I’m so depressed. I feel like there is nothing that I could do to prove my innocence or make this better
Sounds like there was an answer key floating around. That should be pretty concerning to them, too. Do they give the exact same test to multiple classes and sittings or is there someone in the office who is working a side gig?
Honor codes have two sides to them. Faculty have an obligation to test in ways that don’t enable cheating.
Yeah OFCOURSE there is an answer key floating around. They were acussing me of having a answer test bank or question bank that every book comes with. Apparently they use the same questions for every new semester coming in. Since it seems that im the one that was cheating and they have to blame SOMEONE I’m
The one who happened to be chosen for it since I was the one whoever decided to tamper with. @JustOneDad
Don’t get mad at the person who took a picture and turned it in…having nurses who cannot pass the tests can be deadly for patients.
Talk to the lawyer and say that it wasn’t your answer key and you hadn’t seen it before, but you don’t know how to prove it wasn’t yours. You can take the test again to show you know the material. Can they see who also got all the answers right to see who may have also seen it? Is it possible to get fingerprints?
Im just pissed I’m the one who they kicked out of school because of all of this. Apparently they have called other people into the office to find out who did of if they know anything about it.
“Because of all this…” Not quite sure what you are saying here. Are there others who used the key to cheat? How widespread was the problem in this particular class?
@MidwestDad3 Because of this problem, because someone who would do such thing, I’m the scape goat for it. Idk if there were others or not. When I asked about in the office once I got called in, I was told that it was confidential and that the class is under investigation. Apparently some of my friends have told me that they were all threated to get kicked out of this continues and j was an example of it because of the paper that was found on my desk. Anyways , I already sent them my letter of appeal, I sent them pictures of my review sheets and book I’ve used. And now I wait.
@bopper i don’t think its possible t get finger prints because it’s been touched by the director and the teacher and whoever brought it in. I Don’t know. I wrote the letter appealing and sent them pictures through my email with my review sheets and book I used to study. I also told them that I have no problem re taking any tests that they may question. So hopefully something good will come out of this. I’m missing 3 days of class so far and a test.