{"id":31666,"date":"2021-08-20T17:12:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T17:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/08\/20\/us-naval-academy-expels-18-midshipmen-for-cheating-on-exam\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:26:12","slug":"us-naval-academy-expels-18-midshipmen-for-cheating-on-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2021\/08\/20\/us-naval-academy-expels-18-midshipmen-for-cheating-on-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Naval Academy expels 18 midshipmen for cheating on exam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The U.S. Naval Academy<\/a> has expelled 18 second-year midshipmen after an investigation determined they cheated on a remote physics exam in December, the school announced Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All told, 105 midshipmen were found to have \u201clikely accessed unauthorized resources\u201d during the General Physics 1 final exam, according to an academy statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of those, 82 were found to have violated the school\u2019s honor code but were retained in the brigade with sanctions and placed into a five-month remediation program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four students investigated were found to not have violated the code, while another student is awaiting a final decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The test was conducted remotely late last year due to COVID, and the 653 mids taking that test were told they could not use outside sources, such as other websites, to complete the exam, the academy said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\t