Air Force Academy: 40 freshmen in chemistry class cheating probe

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Air Force Academy: 40 freshmen in chemistry class cheating probe
By Tom Roeder Updated: March 4, 2014 at 5:02 am • Published: March 4, 2014 | 12:00 am

The Air Force Academy is investigating whether about 40 freshman cadets cheated in a chemistry class last month, the academy said Monday.

The incident involved portions of a lab report that may have been copied and not documented, the academy said in a statement. The assignment is worth 50 points out of the 3,000 for the class.

"We are sorely disappointed in this extremely small segment of our 4,000-plus cadet population," Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson said in a news release. "While we believe that the young men and women here will be forged - and forge themselves - into leaders of character for our Air Force and the Nation, we also realize that not every one of our 4,000-plus cadets will meet the high standards we expect of them and we will hold them accountable when they fail to live up to those high standards in accordance with the Academy Honor Code."

It is the fourth probe of cheating involving a group of cadets at the school since 2004, including a 2012 incident that left 78 cadets under suspicion.