US Military Academy cadets attend the 2020 graduation ceremony at West Point, New York, in June. The prestigious military school has been shaken by its biggest cheating scandal in decades. Photo: AFP US Military Academy cadets attend the 2020 graduation ceremony at West Point, New York, in June. The prestigious military school has been shaken by its biggest cheating scandal in decades. Photo: AFP
US Military Academy cadets attend the 2020 graduation ceremony at West Point, New York, in June. The prestigious military school has been shaken by its biggest cheating scandal in decades. Photo: AFP

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Elite US military school West Point rocked by major cheating scandal

  • More than 70 cadets were accused of breaking the academy’s honour code after teachers found irregularities in their exam answers
  • This is the biggest such scandal at West Point since 1976, when 152 students were accused of cheating

Topic |   Education
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 3:18am, 23 Dec, 2020

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US Military Academy cadets attend the 2020 graduation ceremony at West Point, New York, in June. The prestigious military school has been shaken by its biggest cheating scandal in decades. Photo: AFP US Military Academy cadets attend the 2020 graduation ceremony at West Point, New York, in June. The prestigious military school has been shaken by its biggest cheating scandal in decades. Photo: AFP
US Military Academy cadets attend the 2020 graduation ceremony at West Point, New York, in June. The prestigious military school has been shaken by its biggest cheating scandal in decades. Photo: AFP
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