<p>so here's my problem.
i was writing a test in math class and i got up to go hand it in. As i was walking up I realized I had made an error, so I turned back to my desk and decided to change one of my answers. My teacher then tells me that it is too late and that i must hand in my test immediately or get a zero (in a significantly meaner way). Since this man lies to us almost everyday, I assumed he was lying once again and I felt that he was blackmailing me, so I ignored him. (Note: I never even picked up a pencil when i was editing my answer, I only used my eraser.) Two days later i was called down to the office and my VP told me that I was accused of cheating. I told him the story he arranged a meeting between my math teacher, himself and I. At this meeting I discovered that there were multiple false accusations in the teacher's conduct report, falsely accusing me of cheating and many other stupid crimes (most of which I did not commit). The VP also told me that I could not defend myself because it was the math teacher's word against mine (even though I had concrete evidence supporting my claims and i stated that multiple times in the meeting). In the end he gave me a zero on the test and his final reasoning was that I could have cheated and the VP supports him. What do I do??</p>
<p>Ask the school whether or not this will get sent to colleges, ace every other upcoming test.</p>
<p>Have a parent call the school? Seems like a pretty messed up thing to do.</p>
<p>Didn’t other students hear this exchange?</p>
<p>Google “Due Process in education”</p>
<p>^ Ya, you have to try to get your classmates to support you no matter how awkward it feels. Keep using your concrete evidence. If it’s the teacher’s word against many students’ words and your evidence then you may win.</p>
<p>Don’t give up, no matter how stupid/useless/weird it feels. If you keep appealing to the vice principal or the principal they’ll realize that there’s foul play going on. Have your parents complain too since that raises the pressure on the teacher and VP.</p>
<p>If you give up then you’ll be another lame cheater in the principal’s office and eventually ignored.</p>
<p>This concerns me:
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<p>If you committed some but not all of the stupid crimes of which you are accused, your credibility is weakened. Perhaps you are best off accepting the zero and apologizing profusely for any appearance of wrongdoing.</p>
<p>they said i was defiant (which i was) but i was defending myself against a person who was blackmailing me.</p>
<p>@BillyMc they all saw what happened and they all agreed i did not cheat</p>
<p>and another quick question for you guys
can a teacher give you a zero on a test just for being defiant?</p>
<p>Could you ask for a retake to prove you know the material and don’t have to cheat, have you seen the movie Stand and Deliver, if not you should watch it.</p>
<p>Get your parents involved. Make a big deal out of it.</p>
<p>If you didn’t cheat, you should NOT suffer the consequences of cheating.</p>
<p>a kid in my school was suspended for being defiant. So yah, you can get in trouble for it.</p>
<p>I think it’s unbelievable that some schools are so strict on cheating.
But I definitely agree with whoever said that you should make it a big deal. Get your parents involved, get them to call, set up conferences, or whatever. I think it’s about more than just your grade, it’s about having a teacher that’s willing to make up stories just to punish you for something they were annoyed by, which is soo stupid.</p>
<p>^He didn’t even cheat. He was reviewing his test as he walked up, then went back to his seat. He hadn’t even handed in the test yet.</p>