A state commission is yanking the teaching
licenses for eight teachers and three school administrators accused
in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal.
The Georgia Professional Standards Commission voted this afternoon on
the first batch of cases from a state probe that revealed
widespread cheating in nearly half of the district's 100 schools as
far back as 2001. The commission is expected to take up the rest of
the nearly 180 Atlanta cases by the end of the year.
The eight teachers sanctioned by the commission can reapply for
their licenses in two years, while the administrators' revocations
are permanent. They can appeal the commission's ruling.
The educators named in the investigation also could face
criminal charges. The state probe was made public in July after
nearly a year of investigation.
Dougherty County teachers and administrators also suspected of cheating will learn their fate in December.
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