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[M]The University of Southern California[/M], one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, [M]said it would make[/M] “[M]informed[/M], appropriate [M]decisions[/M]” [M]once its reviews are done.[/M]
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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[M]Liana Keesing[/M], 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., [M]said[/M] she and [M]college-bound classmates were irate[/M].
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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[M]Liana Keesing[/M], 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., [M]said she[/M] and college-bound classmates were [M]irate[/M].
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at [M]Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va.[/M], said she and college-bound classmates were irate.
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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[M]Liana Keesing[/M], 18, [M]a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology[/M] in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate.
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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[M]Liana Keesing, 18[/M], a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate.
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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In response, [M]Georgetown disclosed[/M] that it [M]tightened vetting of athletic credentials after[/M] the [M]university[/M] in late 2017 [M]discovered[/M] “[M]irregularities[/M]” [M]in the recruiting practices of[/M] tennis coach [M]Gordon Ernst[/M].
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of [M]tennis coach Gordon Ernst.[/M]
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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In response, [M]Georgetown[/M] disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university [M]in late 2017 discovered[/M] “[M]irregularities[/M]” [M]in the recruiting practices of[/M] tennis coach [M]Gordon Ernst[/M].
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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In response, [M]Georgetown[/M] disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 [M]discovered[/M] “[M]irregularities[/M]” [M]in the recruiting practices of[/M] tennis coach [M]Gordon Ernst[/M].
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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In response, [M]Georgetown[/M] disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the [M]university[/M] in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst.
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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In response, [M]Georgetown disclosed[/M] that [M]it tightened vetting of athletic credentials[/M] after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst.
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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[M]The scandal exposed[/M] glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and [M]renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities[/M].
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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[M]The scandal[/M] exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, [M]added to[/M] festering — and [M]long-standing[/M] — [M]doubts about fairness in admissions[/M] and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities.
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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[M]The scandal[/M] exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, [M]added to festering[/M] — and long-standing — [M]doubts about fairness in admissions[/M] and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities.
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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[M]The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust[/M], added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities.
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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[M]At many prominent schools[/M], [M]the rich far outnumber the poor[/M].
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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At many prominent schools, [M]the rich far outnumber the poor[/M].
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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[M]Keesing plans to[/M] attend Stanford in the fall and [M]join the fencing team[/M].
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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[M]Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall[/M] and join the fencing team.
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with [M]crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed[/M] Tuesday [M]by federal prosecutors in Boston.[/M]
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with [M]crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday[/M] by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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[M]The coach[/M], who left the university last year, [M]was among dozens of people charged with[/M] crimes in the college admissions cheating and [M]bribery conspiracy[/M] revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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[M]The coach,[/M] who left the university last year, [M]was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating[/M] and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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[M]The coach[/M], who [M]left the university last year[/M], was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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[M]The coach[/M], who [M]left the university[/M] last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
Ordinary Americans were not amused.
“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles. “And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.
Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled. Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said.
Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters.
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REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest [M]college admissions scandal[/M] in U.S. history, which [M]involved getting students into[/M] elite, [M]highly selective universities by[/M] paying bribes and [M]cheating the admissions process.[/M]
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest [M]college admissions scandal[/M] in U.S. history, which [M]involved getting students into[/M] elite, [M]highly selective universities by paying bribes[/M] and cheating the admissions process.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest [M]college admissions scandal[/M] in U.S. history, which [M]involved getting students into elite[/M], highly selective [M]universities by[/M] paying bribes and [M]cheating the admissions process.[/M]
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest [M]college admissions scandal[/M] in U.S. history, which [M]involved getting students into elite[/M], highly selective [M]universities by paying bribes[/M] and cheating the admissions process.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in [M]the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history[/M], which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors and [M]business executives are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history[/M], which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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REUTERS/Mike Blake
[M]Hollywood actors[/M] and business executives [M]are among 50 people charged with taking part in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history[/M], which involved getting students into elite, highly selective universities by paying bribes and cheating the admissions process.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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“[M]And then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars[/M] and [M]without the hard work is really not rewarding at all,” he said.[/M]
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in [M]a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities[/M], in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., [M]March 12, 2019[/M].
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in [M]a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S[/M]., March 12, 2019.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in [M]a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities[/M], in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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Media gathers outside [M]the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case[/M] involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building where [M]defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case[/M] involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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[M]Media gathers outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building[/M] where defendants attend an initial hearing in a racketeering case involving the allegedly fraudulent admission of children to elite universities, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2019.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including [M]University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)[/M], where [M]the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled.[/M]
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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Finn’s father, Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including [M]University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA),[/M] where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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Finn’s father, [M]Michael, said the teenager applied to[/M] a dozen universities, including [M]University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)[/M], where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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Finn’s father, [M]Michael, said the teenager applied to a dozen universities[/M], including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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[M]Finn’s father, Michael[/M], said the teenager applied to a dozen universities, including University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the daughter of one couple charged in the scandal was enrolled.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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[M]Ordinary Americans were not amused[/M].
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn, 18, a senior at [M]John Marshall High school in Los Angeles.[/M]
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said [M]Connor Finn[/M], 18, [M]a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles[/M].
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” said [M]Connor Finn, 18[/M], a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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[M]“I’ve worked my butt off[/M] for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and [M]getting all As in my classes,” said Connor Finn[/M], 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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[M]“I’ve worked my butt off[/M] for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, [M]studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam)[/M] and getting all As in my classes,” [M]said Connor Finn[/M], 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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[M]“I’ve worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable[/M], studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” [M]said Connor Finn[/M], 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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[M]“I’ve worked my butt off[/M] for four years [M]trying to make myself seem really presentable[/M], studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes,” [M]said Connor Finn[/M], 18, a senior at John Marshall High school in Los Angeles.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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(Reuters) - The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as [M]an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans[/M].
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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(Reuters) - [M]The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed[/M] angst and [M]fury among[/M] parents, students and [M]admissions experts[/M], as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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(Reuters) - [M]The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed[/M] angst and [M]fury among parents[/M], students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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(Reuters) - [M]The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst[/M] and fury [M]among[/M] parents, students and [M]admissions experts[/M], as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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(Reuters) - [M]The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst[/M] and fury [M]among[/M] parents, [M]students[/M] and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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(Reuters) - [M]The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst[/M] and fury [M]among parents[/M], students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
Advertisement
Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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Dan Raffety, a college counselor at [M]the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago[/M], said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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[M]Dan Raffety[/M], a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, [M]said he had a student with[/M] superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and [M]a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown[/M].
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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[M]Dan Raffety[/M], a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, [M]said he had a student with[/M] superb grades, [M]perfect entrance exam scores[/M] and a resume full of extracurricular activities [M]who was denied entry at Georgetown[/M].
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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[M]Dan Raffety[/M], a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, [M]said he had a student with superb grades[/M], perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities [M]who was denied entry at Georgetown[/M].
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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[M]Dan Raffety, a college counselor at the Elgin Academy prep school[/M] near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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[M]Dan Raffety, a college counselor[/M] at the Elgin Academy prep school near Chicago, said he had a student with superb grades, perfect entrance exam scores and a resume full of extracurricular activities who was denied entry at Georgetown.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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[M]He said he was angered to think academically deserving students may have lost a spot to cheaters[/M].
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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[M]Connor is still waiting for a response, his father said[/M].
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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[M]Connor is still waiting for a response[/M], his father said.
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In response, Georgetown disclosed that it tightened vetting of athletic credentials after the university in late 2017 discovered “irregularities” in the recruiting practices of tennis coach Gordon Ernst. The coach, who left the university last year, was among dozens of people charged with crimes in the college admissions cheating and bribery conspiracy revealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Boston.
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Olivia Jade’s college acceptance is under scrutiny after her mother was accused of participating in a college admissions scandal. (Video: Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)
Authorities said conspirators manufactured test scores and funneled payments to coaches who designated favored applicants as recruits, giving them priority in admissions. Affected schools said they were reviewing records of current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme — even though law enforcement officials have not charged any students with crimes. The University of Southern California, one of the schools at the epicenter of the scandal, said it would make “informed, appropriate decisions” once its reviews are done.
The scandal exposed glaring weaknesses in a system built on trust, added to festering — and long-standing — doubts about fairness in admissions and renewed debate over the enduring power of wealth to influence who gets into the most prestigious universities. At many prominent schools, the rich far outnumber the poor.
Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.
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via WWL-TV:
[M]Valerie Scogin[/M], a teacher at Slidell High School [M]posted on Facebook saying “they don’t have to live in that country.[/M]
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There. She fixed it for you.
Valerie Scogin, a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate.
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“They don’t have to live in that country, they could go back,” said Scogin, beginning her post with a ‘go-back-to-Africa,’ before delving into a mashup of all the racist white arguments at once:
“But it was their own people selling them into slavery and tearing them even worse in their own country of origin,” she continued, ignoring the fact that the Transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century when Portuguese and other European kingdoms “began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe,” according to the BBC.
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Aside from misspelling the word “treating,” Scogin also conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of slaves sold to America were not slaves in Africa, and were usually captives of war or judicial proceedings, although some were kidnapped with weapons given to them by European slave traders who told the natives they would be paid handsomely for their human chattel. Those slaves were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.
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But why would Scogin let facts get in the way? She’s only a teacher.
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via WWL-TV:
[M]Valerie Scogin, a teacher at Slidell High School[/M] posted on Facebook saying “they don’t have to live in that country.
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There. She fixed it for you.
Valerie Scogin, a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate.
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“They don’t have to live in that country, they could go back,” said Scogin, beginning her post with a ‘go-back-to-Africa,’ before delving into a mashup of all the racist white arguments at once:
“But it was their own people selling them into slavery and tearing them even worse in their own country of origin,” she continued, ignoring the fact that the Transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century when Portuguese and other European kingdoms “began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe,” according to the BBC.
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Aside from misspelling the word “treating,” Scogin also conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of slaves sold to America were not slaves in Africa, and were usually captives of war or judicial proceedings, although some were kidnapped with weapons given to them by European slave traders who told the natives they would be paid handsomely for their human chattel. Those slaves were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.
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But why would Scogin let facts get in the way? She’s only a teacher.
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Valerie Scogin, a 33-year-old math teacher at Slidell High School in Louisiana, has been disciplined by the school district due to a racist Facebook comment she wrote about [M]Nike’s Colin Kaepernick commercial[/M].
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There. She fixed it for you.
Valerie Scogin, a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate.
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“They don’t have to live in that country, they could go back,” said Scogin, beginning her post with a ‘go-back-to-Africa,’ before delving into a mashup of all the racist white arguments at once:
“But it was their own people selling them into slavery and tearing them even worse in their own country of origin,” she continued, ignoring the fact that the Transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century when Portuguese and other European kingdoms “began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe,” according to the BBC.
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Aside from misspelling the word “treating,” Scogin also conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of slaves sold to America were not slaves in Africa, and were usually captives of war or judicial proceedings, although some were kidnapped with weapons given to them by European slave traders who told the natives they would be paid handsomely for their human chattel. Those slaves were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.
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But why would Scogin let facts get in the way? She’s only a teacher.
“Want a better neighborhood?
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[M]Valerie Scogin[/M], a 33-year-old math teacher at Slidell High School in Louisiana, has been disciplined by the school district due to a racist Facebook comment she [M]wrote about Nike’s Colin Kaepernick commercial[/M].
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There. She fixed it for you.
Valerie Scogin, a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate.
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“They don’t have to live in that country, they could go back,” said Scogin, beginning her post with a ‘go-back-to-Africa,’ before delving into a mashup of all the racist white arguments at once:
“But it was their own people selling them into slavery and tearing them even worse in their own country of origin,” she continued, ignoring the fact that the Transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century when Portuguese and other European kingdoms “began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe,” according to the BBC.
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Aside from misspelling the word “treating,” Scogin also conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of slaves sold to America were not slaves in Africa, and were usually captives of war or judicial proceedings, although some were kidnapped with weapons given to them by European slave traders who told the natives they would be paid handsomely for their human chattel. Those slaves were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.
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[M]Valerie Scogin[/M], a 33-year-old math teacher at Slidell High School in Louisiana, [M]has been disciplined[/M] by the school district [M]due to a racist Facebook comment she wrote[/M] about Nike’s Colin Kaepernick commercial.
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There. She fixed it for you.
Valerie Scogin, a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate.
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“They don’t have to live in that country, they could go back,” said Scogin, beginning her post with a ‘go-back-to-Africa,’ before delving into a mashup of all the racist white arguments at once:
“But it was their own people selling them into slavery and tearing them even worse in their own country of origin,” she continued, ignoring the fact that the Transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century when Portuguese and other European kingdoms “began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe,” according to the BBC.
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Aside from misspelling the word “treating,” Scogin also conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of slaves sold to America were not slaves in Africa, and were usually captives of war or judicial proceedings, although some were kidnapped with weapons given to them by European slave traders who told the natives they would be paid handsomely for their human chattel. Those slaves were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.
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But why would Scogin let facts get in the way? She’s only a teacher.
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[M]Valerie Scogin[/M], a 33-year-old math teacher at Slidell High School in Louisiana, [M]has been disciplined by the school district[/M] due to a racist Facebook comment she wrote about Nike’s Colin Kaepernick commercial.
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There. She fixed it for you.
Valerie Scogin, a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate.
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“They don’t have to live in that country, they could go back,” said Scogin, beginning her post with a ‘go-back-to-Africa,’ before delving into a mashup of all the racist white arguments at once:
“But it was their own people selling them into slavery and tearing them even worse in their own country of origin,” she continued, ignoring the fact that the Transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century when Portuguese and other European kingdoms “began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe,” according to the BBC.
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Aside from misspelling the word “treating,” Scogin also conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of slaves sold to America were not slaves in Africa, and were usually captives of war or judicial proceedings, although some were kidnapped with weapons given to them by European slave traders who told the natives they would be paid handsomely for their human chattel. Those slaves were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.
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Valerie Scogin, a 33-year-old math teacher at [M]Slidell High School in Louisiana[/M], has been disciplined by the school district due to a racist Facebook comment she wrote about Nike’s Colin Kaepernick commercial.
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There. She fixed it for you.
Valerie Scogin, a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate.
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“They don’t have to live in that country, they could go back,” said Scogin, beginning her post with a ‘go-back-to-Africa,’ before delving into a mashup of all the racist white arguments at once:
“But it was their own people selling them into slavery and tearing them even worse in their own country of origin,” she continued, ignoring the fact that the Transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century when Portuguese and other European kingdoms “began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe,” according to the BBC.
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Aside from misspelling the word “treating,” Scogin also conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of slaves sold to America were not slaves in Africa, and were usually captives of war or judicial proceedings, although some were kidnapped with weapons given to them by European slave traders who told the natives they would be paid handsomely for their human chattel. Those slaves were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.
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But why would Scogin let facts get in the way? She’s only a teacher.
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[M]Valerie Scogin[/M], a 33-year-old [M]math teacher at Slidell High School[/M] in Louisiana, has been disciplined by the school district due to a racist Facebook comment she wrote about Nike’s Colin Kaepernick commercial.
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There. She fixed it for you.
Valerie Scogin, a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate.
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“They don’t have to live in that country, they could go back,” said Scogin, beginning her post with a ‘go-back-to-Africa,’ before delving into a mashup of all the racist white arguments at once:
“But it was their own people selling them into slavery and tearing them even worse in their own country of origin,” she continued, ignoring the fact that the Transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century when Portuguese and other European kingdoms “began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe,” according to the BBC.
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Aside from misspelling the word “treating,” Scogin also conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of slaves sold to America were not slaves in Africa, and were usually captives of war or judicial proceedings, although some were kidnapped with weapons given to them by European slave traders who told the natives they would be paid handsomely for their human chattel. Those slaves were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.
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But why would Scogin let facts get in the way? She’s only a teacher.
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[M]Valerie Scogin, a 33-year-old[/M] math teacher at Slidell High School in Louisiana, has been disciplined by the school district due to a racist Facebook comment she wrote about Nike’s Colin Kaepernick commercial.
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There. She fixed it for you.
Valerie Scogin, a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate.
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“They don’t have to live in that country, they could go back,” said Scogin, beginning her post with a ‘go-back-to-Africa,’ before delving into a mashup of all the racist white arguments at once:
“But it was their own people selling them into slavery and tearing them even worse in their own country of origin,” she continued, ignoring the fact that the Transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century when Portuguese and other European kingdoms “began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe,” according to the BBC.
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Aside from misspelling the word “treating,” Scogin also conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of slaves sold to America were not slaves in Africa, and were usually captives of war or judicial proceedings, although some were kidnapped with weapons given to them by European slave traders who told the natives they would be paid handsomely for their human chattel. Those slaves were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.
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The [M]director of public information[/M] for [M]St. Tammany Parish Public Schools said[/M], [M]“We are aware of the post.[/M]
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Valerie Scogin, a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate.
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“They don’t have to live in that country, they could go back,” said Scogin, beginning her post with a ‘go-back-to-Africa,’ before delving into a mashup of all the racist white arguments at once:
“But it was their own people selling them into slavery and tearing them even worse in their own country of origin,” she continued, ignoring the fact that the Transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century when Portuguese and other European kingdoms “began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe,” according to the BBC.
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Aside from misspelling the word “treating,” Scogin also conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of slaves sold to America were not slaves in Africa, and were usually captives of war or judicial proceedings, although some were kidnapped with weapons given to them by European slave traders who told the natives they would be paid handsomely for their human chattel. Those slaves were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.
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The [M]director of public information[/M] for St. Tammany Parish Public Schools [M]said[/M], [M]“We are aware of the post.[/M]
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There. She fixed it for you.
Valerie Scogin, a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate.
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“They don’t have to live in that country, they could go back,” said Scogin, beginning her post with a ‘go-back-to-Africa,’ before delving into a mashup of all the racist white arguments at once:
“But it was their own people selling them into slavery and tearing them even worse in their own country of origin,” she continued, ignoring the fact that the Transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century when Portuguese and other European kingdoms “began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe,” according to the BBC.
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Aside from misspelling the word “treating,” Scogin also conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of slaves sold to America were not slaves in Africa, and were usually captives of war or judicial proceedings, although some were kidnapped with weapons given to them by European slave traders who told the natives they would be paid handsomely for their human chattel. Those slaves were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.
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But why would Scogin let facts get in the way? She’s only a teacher.
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According to The New Orleans Advocate, while the [M]St. Tammany Parish school[/M] district has an “electronic communication policy” that bans employees from being engaging on social media with current students, it [M]does not define what they[/M] can or [M]cannot say on their social media accounts.[/M]
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There. She fixed it for you.
Valerie Scogin, a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate.
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“They don’t have to live in that country, they could go back,” said Scogin, beginning her post with a ‘go-back-to-Africa,’ before delving into a mashup of all the racist white arguments at once:
“But it was their own people selling them into slavery and tearing them even worse in their own country of origin,” she continued, ignoring the fact that the Transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century when Portuguese and other European kingdoms “began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe,” according to the BBC.
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Aside from misspelling the word “treating,” Scogin also conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of slaves sold to America were not slaves in Africa, and were usually captives of war or judicial proceedings, although some were kidnapped with weapons given to them by European slave traders who told the natives they would be paid handsomely for their human chattel. Those slaves were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.
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But why would Scogin let facts get in the way? She’s only a teacher.
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According to The New Orleans Advocate, while the [M]St. Tammany Parish school district[/M] has an “electronic communication policy” that bans employees from being engaging on social media with current students, it [M]does not define what they can[/M] or cannot [M]say on their social media accounts.[/M]
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There. She fixed it for you.
Valerie Scogin, a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate.
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“They don’t have to live in that country, they could go back,” said Scogin, beginning her post with a ‘go-back-to-Africa,’ before delving into a mashup of all the racist white arguments at once:
“But it was their own people selling them into slavery and tearing them even worse in their own country of origin,” she continued, ignoring the fact that the Transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century when Portuguese and other European kingdoms “began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe,” according to the BBC.
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Aside from misspelling the word “treating,” Scogin also conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of slaves sold to America were not slaves in Africa, and were usually captives of war or judicial proceedings, although some were kidnapped with weapons given to them by European slave traders who told the natives they would be paid handsomely for their human chattel. Those slaves were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.
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But why would Scogin let facts get in the way? She’s only a teacher.
“Want a better neighborhood?
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According to The New Orleans Advocate, while the [M]St. Tammany Parish school district has an “electronic communication policy” that bans employees from being engaging on social media with current students[/M], it does not define what they can or cannot say on their social media accounts.
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There. She fixed it for you.
Valerie Scogin, a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate.
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“They don’t have to live in that country, they could go back,” said Scogin, beginning her post with a ‘go-back-to-Africa,’ before delving into a mashup of all the racist white arguments at once:
“But it was their own people selling them into slavery and tearing them even worse in their own country of origin,” she continued, ignoring the fact that the Transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century when Portuguese and other European kingdoms “began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe,” according to the BBC.
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Aside from misspelling the word “treating,” Scogin also conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of slaves sold to America were not slaves in Africa, and were usually captives of war or judicial proceedings, although some were kidnapped with weapons given to them by European slave traders who told the natives they would be paid handsomely for their human chattel. Those slaves were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.
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[M]Meredith Mendez[/M], a spokeswoman for the St. Tammany Parish school system, [M]said about Scogin: “The appropriate disciplinary action has been taken[/M].
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There. She fixed it for you.
Valerie Scogin, a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate.
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“They don’t have to live in that country, they could go back,” said Scogin, beginning her post with a ‘go-back-to-Africa,’ before delving into a mashup of all the racist white arguments at once:
“But it was their own people selling them into slavery and tearing them even worse in their own country of origin,” she continued, ignoring the fact that the Transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century when Portuguese and other European kingdoms “began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe,” according to the BBC.
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Aside from misspelling the word “treating,” Scogin also conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of slaves sold to America were not slaves in Africa, and were usually captives of war or judicial proceedings, although some were kidnapped with weapons given to them by European slave traders who told the natives they would be paid handsomely for their human chattel. Those slaves were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.
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But why would Scogin let facts get in the way? She’s only a teacher.
“Want a better neighborhood?
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[M]Meredith Mendez, a spokeswoman for the St. Tammany Parish school system[/M], said about Scogin: “The appropriate disciplinary action has been taken.
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There. She fixed it for you.
Valerie Scogin, a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate.
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“They don’t have to live in that country, they could go back,” said Scogin, beginning her post with a ‘go-back-to-Africa,’ before delving into a mashup of all the racist white arguments at once:
“But it was their own people selling them into slavery and tearing them even worse in their own country of origin,” she continued, ignoring the fact that the Transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century when Portuguese and other European kingdoms “began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe,” according to the BBC.
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Aside from misspelling the word “treating,” Scogin also conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of slaves sold to America were not slaves in Africa, and were usually captives of war or judicial proceedings, although some were kidnapped with weapons given to them by European slave traders who told the natives they would be paid handsomely for their human chattel. Those slaves were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.
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When [M]asked if she views the post as racist, parent Cadra Menard replied, “Absolutely the connotations, you couldn’t miss that, I couldn’t miss that, I don’t know who could.”[/M]
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Valerie Scogin, a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate.
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“They don’t have to live in that country, they could go back,” said Scogin, beginning her post with a ‘go-back-to-Africa,’ before delving into a mashup of all the racist white arguments at once:
“But it was their own people selling them into slavery and tearing them even worse in their own country of origin,” she continued, ignoring the fact that the Transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century when Portuguese and other European kingdoms “began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe,” according to the BBC.
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Aside from misspelling the word “treating,” Scogin also conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of slaves sold to America were not slaves in Africa, and were usually captives of war or judicial proceedings, although some were kidnapped with weapons given to them by European slave traders who told the natives they would be paid handsomely for their human chattel. Those slaves were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.
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When asked if she views the post as racist, parent [M]Cadra Menard replied, “Absolutely the connotations, you couldn’t miss that, I couldn’t miss that, I don’t know who could.”[/M]
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Valerie Scogin, a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate.
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“They don’t have to live in that country, they could go back,” said Scogin, beginning her post with a ‘go-back-to-Africa,’ before delving into a mashup of all the racist white arguments at once:
“But it was their own people selling them into slavery and tearing them even worse in their own country of origin,” she continued, ignoring the fact that the Transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century when Portuguese and other European kingdoms “began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe,” according to the BBC.
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Aside from misspelling the word “treating,” Scogin also conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of slaves sold to America were not slaves in Africa, and were usually captives of war or judicial proceedings, although some were kidnapped with weapons given to them by European slave traders who told the natives they would be paid handsomely for their human chattel. Those slaves were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.
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But why would Scogin let facts get in the way? She’s only a teacher.
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When asked if she views the post as racist, [M]parent Cadra Menard[/M] replied, “Absolutely the connotations, you couldn’t miss that, I couldn’t miss that, I don’t know who could.”
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There. She fixed it for you.
Valerie Scogin, a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate.
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“They don’t have to live in that country, they could go back,” said Scogin, beginning her post with a ‘go-back-to-Africa,’ before delving into a mashup of all the racist white arguments at once:
“But it was their own people selling them into slavery and tearing them even worse in their own country of origin,” she continued, ignoring the fact that the Transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century when Portuguese and other European kingdoms “began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe,” according to the BBC.
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Aside from misspelling the word “treating,” Scogin also conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of slaves sold to America were not slaves in Africa, and were usually captives of war or judicial proceedings, although some were kidnapped with weapons given to them by European slave traders who told the natives they would be paid handsomely for their human chattel. Those slaves were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.
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But why would Scogin let facts get in the way? She’s only a teacher.
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It’s unclear who Scogin is referring to and what prompted the post but [M]for some parents, it doesn’t matter.[/M]
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Valerie Scogin, a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate.
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“They don’t have to live in that country, they could go back,” said Scogin, beginning her post with a ‘go-back-to-Africa,’ before delving into a mashup of all the racist white arguments at once:
“But it was their own people selling them into slavery and tearing them even worse in their own country of origin,” she continued, ignoring the fact that the Transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century when Portuguese and other European kingdoms “began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe,” according to the BBC.
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Aside from misspelling the word “treating,” Scogin also conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of slaves sold to America were not slaves in Africa, and were usually captives of war or judicial proceedings, although some were kidnapped with weapons given to them by European slave traders who told the natives they would be paid handsomely for their human chattel. Those slaves were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.
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But why would Scogin let facts get in the way? She’s only a teacher.
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[M]It’s unclear[/M] who Scogin is referring to and [M]what prompted the post[/M] but for some parents, it doesn’t matter.
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There. She fixed it for you.
Valerie Scogin, a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate.
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“They don’t have to live in that country, they could go back,” said Scogin, beginning her post with a ‘go-back-to-Africa,’ before delving into a mashup of all the racist white arguments at once:
“But it was their own people selling them into slavery and tearing them even worse in their own country of origin,” she continued, ignoring the fact that the Transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century when Portuguese and other European kingdoms “began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe,” according to the BBC.
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Aside from misspelling the word “treating,” Scogin also conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of slaves sold to America were not slaves in Africa, and were usually captives of war or judicial proceedings, although some were kidnapped with weapons given to them by European slave traders who told the natives they would be paid handsomely for their human chattel. Those slaves were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.
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But why would Scogin let facts get in the way? She’s only a teacher.
“Want a better neighborhood?
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[M]It’s unclear who Scogin is referring to[/M] and what prompted the post but for some parents, it doesn’t matter.
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There. She fixed it for you.
Valerie Scogin, a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate.
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“They don’t have to live in that country, they could go back,” said Scogin, beginning her post with a ‘go-back-to-Africa,’ before delving into a mashup of all the racist white arguments at once:
“But it was their own people selling them into slavery and tearing them even worse in their own country of origin,” she continued, ignoring the fact that the Transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century when Portuguese and other European kingdoms “began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe,” according to the BBC.
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Aside from misspelling the word “treating,” Scogin also conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of slaves sold to America were not slaves in Africa, and were usually captives of war or judicial proceedings, although some were kidnapped with weapons given to them by European slave traders who told the natives they would be paid handsomely for their human chattel. Those slaves were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.
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But why would Scogin let facts get in the way? She’s only a teacher.
“Want a better neighborhood?
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[M]Scogin[/M] has since apologized for the racially charged post and has also [M]deleted her Facebook.[/M]
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There. She fixed it for you.
Valerie Scogin, a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate.
Advertisement
“They don’t have to live in that country, they could go back,” said Scogin, beginning her post with a ‘go-back-to-Africa,’ before delving into a mashup of all the racist white arguments at once:
“But it was their own people selling them into slavery and tearing them even worse in their own country of origin,” she continued, ignoring the fact that the Transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century when Portuguese and other European kingdoms “began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe,” according to the BBC.
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Aside from misspelling the word “treating,” Scogin also conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of slaves sold to America were not slaves in Africa, and were usually captives of war or judicial proceedings, although some were kidnapped with weapons given to them by European slave traders who told the natives they would be paid handsomely for their human chattel. Those slaves were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.
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But why would Scogin let facts get in the way? She’s only a teacher.
“Want a better neighborhood?
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[M]Scogin has since apologized for[/M] the [M]racially charged post[/M] and has also deleted her Facebook.
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There. She fixed it for you.
Valerie Scogin, a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate.
Advertisement
“They don’t have to live in that country, they could go back,” said Scogin, beginning her post with a ‘go-back-to-Africa,’ before delving into a mashup of all the racist white arguments at once:
“But it was their own people selling them into slavery and tearing them even worse in their own country of origin,” she continued, ignoring the fact that the Transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century when Portuguese and other European kingdoms “began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe,” according to the BBC.
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Aside from misspelling the word “treating,” Scogin also conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of slaves sold to America were not slaves in Africa, and were usually captives of war or judicial proceedings, although some were kidnapped with weapons given to them by European slave traders who told the natives they would be paid handsomely for their human chattel. Those slaves were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.
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But why would Scogin let facts get in the way? She’s only a teacher.
“Want a better neighborhood?
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n
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[M]Scogin has since apologized[/M] for the racially charged post and has also deleted her Facebook.
|
There. She fixed it for you.
Valerie Scogin, a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate.
Advertisement
“They don’t have to live in that country, they could go back,” said Scogin, beginning her post with a ‘go-back-to-Africa,’ before delving into a mashup of all the racist white arguments at once:
“But it was their own people selling them into slavery and tearing them even worse in their own country of origin,” she continued, ignoring the fact that the Transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century when Portuguese and other European kingdoms “began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe,” according to the BBC.
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This new air quality monitor helps you course-correct when there are pollutants, allergens, or just too much humidity in the air. Buy for $50 at Amazon Advertisement
Aside from misspelling the word “treating,” Scogin also conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of slaves sold to America were not slaves in Africa, and were usually captives of war or judicial proceedings, although some were kidnapped with weapons given to them by European slave traders who told the natives they would be paid handsomely for their human chattel. Those slaves were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.
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But why would Scogin let facts get in the way? She’s only a teacher.
“Want a better neighborhood?
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Those [M]slaves[/M] were almost never enslaved for life, were allowed to keep any earnings and their [M]offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery[/M], [M]according to the University of Houston’s Digital History[/M].
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Valerie Scogin, a 33-year-old math teacher at Slidell High School in Louisiana, has been disciplined by the school district due to a racist Facebook comment she wrote about Nike’s Colin Kaepernick commercial. Scogin has since apologized for the racially charged post and has also deleted her Facebook.
According to The New Orleans Advocate, while the St. Tammany Parish school district has an “electronic communication policy” that bans employees from being engaging on social media with current students, it does not define what they can or cannot say on their social media accounts.
Meredith Mendez, a spokeswoman for the St. Tammany Parish school system, said about Scogin: “The appropriate disciplinary action has been taken. I can’t comment further due to this being a personnel matter.
Facebook
via WWL-TV:
Valerie Scogin, a teacher at Slidell High School posted on Facebook saying “they don’t have to live in that country. they could go back,” the post goes on to say “Want to not be stereotyped, tell people of that color to quit acting like animals.”
It’s unclear who Scogin is referring to and what prompted the post but for some parents, it doesn’t matter.
When asked if she views the post as racist, parent Cadra Menard replied, “Absolutely the connotations, you couldn’t miss that, I couldn’t miss that, I don’t know who could.”
The director of public information for St. Tammany Parish Public Schools said, “We are aware of the post.
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Those [M]slaves[/M] were almost never enslaved for life, were [M]allowed to keep any earnings[/M] and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, [M]according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.[/M]
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Valerie Scogin, a 33-year-old math teacher at Slidell High School in Louisiana, has been disciplined by the school district due to a racist Facebook comment she wrote about Nike’s Colin Kaepernick commercial. Scogin has since apologized for the racially charged post and has also deleted her Facebook.
According to The New Orleans Advocate, while the St. Tammany Parish school district has an “electronic communication policy” that bans employees from being engaging on social media with current students, it does not define what they can or cannot say on their social media accounts.
Meredith Mendez, a spokeswoman for the St. Tammany Parish school system, said about Scogin: “The appropriate disciplinary action has been taken. I can’t comment further due to this being a personnel matter.
Facebook
via WWL-TV:
Valerie Scogin, a teacher at Slidell High School posted on Facebook saying “they don’t have to live in that country. they could go back,” the post goes on to say “Want to not be stereotyped, tell people of that color to quit acting like animals.”
It’s unclear who Scogin is referring to and what prompted the post but for some parents, it doesn’t matter.
When asked if she views the post as racist, parent Cadra Menard replied, “Absolutely the connotations, you couldn’t miss that, I couldn’t miss that, I don’t know who could.”
The director of public information for St. Tammany Parish Public Schools said, “We are aware of the post.
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Those [M]slaves were almost never enslaved for life[/M], were allowed to keep any earnings and their offspring were not usually consigned to a life sentence of slavery, [M]according to the University of Houston’s Digital History.[/M]
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Valerie Scogin, a 33-year-old math teacher at Slidell High School in Louisiana, has been disciplined by the school district due to a racist Facebook comment she wrote about Nike’s Colin Kaepernick commercial. Scogin has since apologized for the racially charged post and has also deleted her Facebook.
According to The New Orleans Advocate, while the St. Tammany Parish school district has an “electronic communication policy” that bans employees from being engaging on social media with current students, it does not define what they can or cannot say on their social media accounts.
Meredith Mendez, a spokeswoman for the St. Tammany Parish school system, said about Scogin: “The appropriate disciplinary action has been taken. I can’t comment further due to this being a personnel matter.
Facebook
via WWL-TV:
Valerie Scogin, a teacher at Slidell High School posted on Facebook saying “they don’t have to live in that country. they could go back,” the post goes on to say “Want to not be stereotyped, tell people of that color to quit acting like animals.”
It’s unclear who Scogin is referring to and what prompted the post but for some parents, it doesn’t matter.
When asked if she views the post as racist, parent Cadra Menard replied, “Absolutely the connotations, you couldn’t miss that, I couldn’t miss that, I don’t know who could.”
The director of public information for St. Tammany Parish Public Schools said, “We are aware of the post.
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[M]She’s only a teacher[/M].
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Valerie Scogin, a 33-year-old math teacher at Slidell High School in Louisiana, has been disciplined by the school district due to a racist Facebook comment she wrote about Nike’s Colin Kaepernick commercial. Scogin has since apologized for the racially charged post and has also deleted her Facebook.
According to The New Orleans Advocate, while the St. Tammany Parish school district has an “electronic communication policy” that bans employees from being engaging on social media with current students, it does not define what they can or cannot say on their social media accounts.
Meredith Mendez, a spokeswoman for the St. Tammany Parish school system, said about Scogin: “The appropriate disciplinary action has been taken. I can’t comment further due to this being a personnel matter.
Facebook
via WWL-TV:
Valerie Scogin, a teacher at Slidell High School posted on Facebook saying “they don’t have to live in that country. they could go back,” the post goes on to say “Want to not be stereotyped, tell people of that color to quit acting like animals.”
It’s unclear who Scogin is referring to and what prompted the post but for some parents, it doesn’t matter.
When asked if she views the post as racist, parent Cadra Menard replied, “Absolutely the connotations, you couldn’t miss that, I couldn’t miss that, I don’t know who could.”
The director of public information for St. Tammany Parish Public Schools said, “We are aware of the post.
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[M]She fixed it for you.[/M]
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Valerie Scogin, a 33-year-old math teacher at Slidell High School in Louisiana, has been disciplined by the school district due to a racist Facebook comment she wrote about Nike’s Colin Kaepernick commercial. Scogin has since apologized for the racially charged post and has also deleted her Facebook.
According to The New Orleans Advocate, while the St. Tammany Parish school district has an “electronic communication policy” that bans employees from being engaging on social media with current students, it does not define what they can or cannot say on their social media accounts.
Meredith Mendez, a spokeswoman for the St. Tammany Parish school system, said about Scogin: “The appropriate disciplinary action has been taken. I can’t comment further due to this being a personnel matter.
Facebook
via WWL-TV:
Valerie Scogin, a teacher at Slidell High School posted on Facebook saying “they don’t have to live in that country. they could go back,” the post goes on to say “Want to not be stereotyped, tell people of that color to quit acting like animals.”
It’s unclear who Scogin is referring to and what prompted the post but for some parents, it doesn’t matter.
When asked if she views the post as racist, parent Cadra Menard replied, “Absolutely the connotations, you couldn’t miss that, I couldn’t miss that, I don’t know who could.”
The director of public information for St. Tammany Parish Public Schools said, “We are aware of the post.
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[M]Valerie Scogin[/M], a high school mathematics teacher in Slidell, La. [M]is under fire after parents discovered a Facebook[/M] post by the amateur social media sociologist and Melissa McCarthy lookalike, [M]ranting about why America is no longer great, according to The Advocate[/M].
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Valerie Scogin, a 33-year-old math teacher at Slidell High School in Louisiana, has been disciplined by the school district due to a racist Facebook comment she wrote about Nike’s Colin Kaepernick commercial. Scogin has since apologized for the racially charged post and has also deleted her Facebook.
According to The New Orleans Advocate, while the St. Tammany Parish school district has an “electronic communication policy” that bans employees from being engaging on social media with current students, it does not define what they can or cannot say on their social media accounts.
Meredith Mendez, a spokeswoman for the St. Tammany Parish school system, said about Scogin: “The appropriate disciplinary action has been taken. I can’t comment further due to this being a personnel matter.
Facebook
via WWL-TV:
Valerie Scogin, a teacher at Slidell High School posted on Facebook saying “they don’t have to live in that country. they could go back,” the post goes on to say “Want to not be stereotyped, tell people of that color to quit acting like animals.”
It’s unclear who Scogin is referring to and what prompted the post but for some parents, it doesn’t matter.
When asked if she views the post as racist, parent Cadra Menard replied, “Absolutely the connotations, you couldn’t miss that, I couldn’t miss that, I don’t know who could.”
The director of public information for St. Tammany Parish Public Schools said, “We are aware of the post.
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