Students actually "Question Authority," Principal Resigns
Apr 6, 2017 6:16:19 GMT -5
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Post by Don on Apr 6, 2017 6:16:19 GMT -5
High school students proved more capable of simple vetting procedures than a whole school board. Principal with bogus credentials allowed to resign rather than being fired and arrested for fraud. Apparently no penalties for all those involved in the process, so those responsible will skate once again. Who says the system is broken? It depends, I guess, on whether you're a student or an administrator.
These kids either have a very bright future ahead, or will end up sharing a room in a gulag camp somewhere.
The student journalists had begun researching Robertson, and quickly found some discrepancies in her education credentials. For one, when they researched Corllins University, the private university where Robertson said she got her master’s and doctorate degrees years ago, the website didn’t work. They found no evidence that it was an accredited university.
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In the Booster Redux article, a team of six students — five juniors and one senior — revealed that Corllins had been portrayed in a number of articles as a diploma mill, a place where people can buy a degree, diploma or certificates. Corllins is not accredited by the U.S. Department of Education, the students reported. The Better Business Bureau’s website says Corllins’s physical address is unknown and the school isn’t a BBB-accredited institution.
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“All of this was completely overlooked,” Balthazor said. “All of the shining reviews did not have these crucial pieces of information … you would expect your authority figures to find this.”
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In the Booster Redux article, a team of six students — five juniors and one senior — revealed that Corllins had been portrayed in a number of articles as a diploma mill, a place where people can buy a degree, diploma or certificates. Corllins is not accredited by the U.S. Department of Education, the students reported. The Better Business Bureau’s website says Corllins’s physical address is unknown and the school isn’t a BBB-accredited institution.
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“All of this was completely overlooked,” Balthazor said. “All of the shining reviews did not have these crucial pieces of information … you would expect your authority figures to find this.”
These kids either have a very bright future ahead, or will end up sharing a room in a gulag camp somewhere.
