Legal Trends: Kentucky wants to criminalize educator-led cheating in schools
The proposed legislation is broader than the Georgia laws. In Georgia, it is illegal to tamper with state documents and answer sheets are considered state documents.
It is narrower than the Minnesota law, which covers all testing, not just K-12 testing.
Under the law, those found guilty could be fined $1,000 and hauled before the Education Standards Board if the law is passed.
Those are probably minor compared to having a criminal record that could be found in a background search. In essence, Kentucky is preventing the cheating educator from moving on to do the same thing in another state.
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Click to Read: Educators who cheat on tests could face criminal charges
The Senate Education Committee unanimously passed a bill to make it a crime for educators to cheat on any state tests. The measure now goes to the full Senate.
Senate Bill 64 would make it unlawful for educators to allow students to see test questions prior to the test, copy any test booklets, provide guidance or answer keys during the test, or correct student answers afterwards.
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