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You struggled in school and couldn’t get a good grade on an assignment, quiz, or test. Faced with getting a bad grade in class, you make a decision - you pay someone, pay a company, or ask a friend to do the online class. They accept your offer and complete the online...

You submit your foreign language composition to your teacher or professor and think that you did a pretty good job. Suddenly, you get an email from your language professor that you need to meet. In the meeting, they accuse you of using a translation program like...

You received your acceptance letter to the state university of your dreams. It is the perfect balance – living away from home yet still a car ride away if you needed your family. Suddenly, you receive a denial for in-state tuition. How could this be? You have lived in...

Did you take an exam in school and the teacher thought you cheated? You are not alone. Every day students are accused of cheating on tests in schools. Whether it be a K-12 school or college, being accused of cheating is serious. You could end up receiving an F in...

College is a big adjustment. If a student gets poor grades or gets caught cheating or plagiarizing, they can face a suspension by their university. What happens if you are suspended from college? Read on for advice from an attorney for college students. Can I appeal...

You were accepted into college and excited for the possibilities of a bright future built on a great education. However, you found some classes difficult and the transition wasn’t as smooth as you had hoped. Your course grades were lower than expected and now you are...

Chances are that if you found this blog post, you have been found responsible for a code of conduct violation. Whether it was cheating, plagiarizing, unauthorized collaboration or other violation, the consequences can be long lasting. If you were found responsible by...

You made a mistake and violated the student code of conduct in school. Any time a school wants to expel a student, an expulsion hearing must be held. What do you say at an expulsion hearing? How do you build a defense to fight being expelled from school? Read on for...

Final grades are posted, and you log into your student account to check them. A closer look and you see that your final course grade in a class can’t be right. You email your college professor to ask what happened. They tell you it was the grade you earned, or worse,...

Teachers work hard and put many hours into educating our next generation. In addition to daily demands, there are always more certification classes, presentations, and meetings they have to attend. While teachers strive to do their best, mistakes can happen. What...