Southern Dad, what's wrong with your state!

[eynon81]

[Professor]

They key here is "why"?

Did they (the teachers) cheat to help prevent students from falling through the cracks, or to enrich themselves? If the former, then give them a slap on the wrist (time served, probation for 2 years). If the latter, give them a bit more (but not jail).

[Libertarian602]

I agree that the punishment must fit the crime, and I see where you're coming from on the non-violent angle. But, they participated in corruption, and corruption is social rot. You don't dole out slaps on the wrist when it comes to corruption.
It needs to be deterred.

I know it's pretty easy to say that you'd be more involved in your kid's education, but tell that too a single working parent that has a kid in a underperforming school, where teachers don't give a f**k about their student's education, but have the gumption to manipulate test scores so they can get a bonus. Maybe seven years is too harsh, but I have no sympathy for these individuals.

[Dylan]

[exploited]

Were the superintendent still alive, I'd say she would deserve jail time.

She received a half-million dollars in bonuses and then conspired to create a culture of intimidation and extortion to get others to game the system in the same way.

Yeah, it's nonviolent, but the crime is definitely big enough to warrant at least a year in jail.

[spacemonkey]

About twenty five years ago, I worked as a correctional officer (guard) in a max security prison. The annual salary was about $27k per year. The cost of incarceration per head back then was about $35-40k. Like I said earlier, who says crime don't pay.

[Southern Dad]

[Dylan]

[John Galt]

[Southern Dad]