{"id":34974,"date":"2022-04-14T22:52:47","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T22:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/04\/14\/air-force-academy-expels-22-cadets-for-2020-cheating-scandal\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:04:08","slug":"air-force-academy-expels-22-cadets-for-2020-cheating-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2022\/04\/14\/air-force-academy-expels-22-cadets-for-2020-cheating-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force Academy expels 22 cadets for 2020 cheating scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado has expelled 22 students and put hundreds more on probation for cheating and plagiarism while learning from home in 2020, the school\u2019s top officer said Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, the Colorado Springs college decided to send all freshmen, sophomores and juniors home for the final months of the spring 2020 semester while seniors finished out their last year on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sudden switch to distance learning invited one of the most widespread spates of academic misconduct in the academy\u2019s history. Away from campus, students sought help on unauthorized websites, plagiarized papers and collaborated on tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2021\/01\/29\/cheating-scandal-during-covid-lockdown-ensnares-249-air-force-academy-cadets\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200708-F-XS730-9027.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Cheating scandal during COVID lockdown ensnares 249 Air Force Academy cadets<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The alleged cheating scandal unfolded after the academy swiftly sent three-quarters of its student body home as the coronavirus pandemic unfolded.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vast majority of cadets who were suspected of cheating \u2014 231 of the 245 students \u2014 admitted to their actions, according to a presentation given by USAFA Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard Clark at an academy board meeting. That\u2019s about 6% of the more than 4,000 cadets who attend the academy each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In total, 210 cadets were put on probation, which typically lasts six months, and 22 were kicked out. Probation typically involves suspending a student\u2019s ability to leave campus, wear civilian clothes, participate in sports or other clubs and hold jobs, and requires journal entries and meetings for honor code-related discussions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All cadets who were given probation have completed it, USAFA spokesperson Brian Maguire said in an email Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven were also found not to have violated academy rules. Three had their cases dropped, and two are awaiting a final decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the academy\u2019s most complete accounting of the cheating\u2019s fallout so far. The student-run process of meting out punishments was still underway when the school went public with the incident in January 2021. At the time, one cadet had been expelled and one had resigned because of their misconduct, USAFA spokesperson Mike Slater said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It became a wake-up call that the academy\u2019s honor code needed a fresh look for the first time in several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe needed to \u2026 step back and look at how we\u2019re developing our cadets and how we\u2019re helping to instill that \u2018living honorably\u2019 [piece],\u201d Clark said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2021\/05\/26\/air-force-academy-graduates-over-1000-seniors-in-return-to-falcon-stadium\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/E2Vqs-aVIAAtiI9.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Air Force Academy graduates over 1,000 seniors in return to Falcon Stadium<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">More than 1,000 U.S. Air Force Academy cadets and their loved ones gathered in Falcon Stadium Wednesday for a graduation ceremony that marked the end of a trying year for the senior class.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Members of the USAFA community, including cadets, alumni and other constituencies, spent a few days fleshing out the main problems at hand and how to address them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They settled on three priorities: emphasizing why living honorably is important at the academy and beyond; rebuilding trust in USAFA and each other; and rethinking how much and when to instill the school\u2019s core values throughout a student\u2019s four years there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group worried cadets weren\u2019t seeing the honor code consistently enforced, or that they didn\u2019t have enough positive role models on campus. Faculty and staff can play a bigger role in that regard, Clark said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, he added, the school has to give students time and space for personal growth. Lessons on honesty, integrity and hard work can start even earlier than when a cadet steps foot on campus, and are particularly important for setting freshmen up for success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe realize that everybody doesn\u2019t come from the same background. They don\u2019t have the same focus or view of living honorably, and we have to meet them where they are,\u201d Clark said. \u201cNow, that doesn\u2019t mean that we have to accept where they are. But we have to \u2026 help them to get where we need them to be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2021\/06\/26\/air-force-academy-cadet-killed-in-plane-crash-while-home-on-leave\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Nick-Duran.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Air Force Academy cadet killed in plane crash while home on leave<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Cadet 2nd Class Nick Duran, 21, was one of two people aboard the single-engine plane when it went down Thursday night in Johnson County, Texas, near Fort Worth.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">USAFA has expanded its curriculum and staffing related to the honor code and updated its definition of tolerated behavior at the school, among other changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clark hopes the updates are working: Honor code violations have dropped from 311 in the 2020-2021 school year to 44 in 2021-2022 \u2014 respectively the highest and lowest points since at least 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it\u2019s too soon to tell whether good behavior is a result of more obedient cadets or if people are being extra cautious following the latest crackdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne positive thing is that our freshman class \u2026 which normally has a pretty significant number of the honor cases, were much lower,\u201d Clark said. \u201cIn fact, they were lower than the upper class and usually it\u2019s the opposite. 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