Guilty of Racketeering

I have never understood why more teachers are not busted for racketeering.  I was glad to see these teachers finally get convicted.

Teachers in Atlanta cheating scandal hear verdicts

Last Updated Apr 1, 2015 4:09 PM EDT

ATLANTA -- Eleven former Atlanta public school educators were convicted Wednesday of racketeering for their role in a wide-ranging conspiracy to inflate scores on students' standardized tests.
Only one teacher was acquitted of all charges. The 11 convicted represented teachers, testing coordinators and other administrators who were accused of participating in the conspiracy dating to 2005, motivated by pressure to meet federal and local standards to receive bonuses or keep their jobs in the Atlanta Public Schools district of about 50,000 students.

Former Dobbs Elementary school teacher Dessa Curb and her defense attorney, Sanford Wallack, listen in Fulton County Superior Court March 19, 2015.

AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson

The teacher acquitted of all charges, Dessa Curb, was found not guilty of a racketeering charge and two charges of false statements, CBS Atlanta affiliate WGCL-TV reports.
When Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter asked for the guilty teachers to be taken into custody, their attorneys were quick to argue, but the judge held firm.

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Cathy

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