ALBANY, Ga. (AP) -- A state report describes cheating in Dougherty County's school system as "disgraceful." It says the situation is underscored by a teacher who said one of her fifth-graders could not read, but still did well on a state test.
The Albany Herald first reported details of the 293-page report, which implicates 49 educators in test erasures during 2009.
Special investigators were appointed by then-Gov. Sonny Perdue in August 2010 to look into possible cheating the previous year in the Atlanta and Dougherty County school systems. The investigation revealed widespread cheating by nearly 180 educators in almost half of Atlanta's 100 schools.
The report on cheating in Dougherty County was given to Gov. Nathan Deal Monday. It was expected to be distributed to Dougherty County school board members on Tuesday.
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