Calling ISTEP+ Cheating Allegations False, Ousted Teacher Sues Former District
A Fort Wayne-area teacher who resigned amid accusations she fed students answers to ISTEP+ questions is now suing her former district.
A Fort Wayne-area teacher who resigned amid accusations she fed students answers to ISTEP+ questions is now suing her former district.
A former fourth grade teacher at Southwest Allen County Schools says her district wrongly accused her of giving students answers to problems on the state’s standardized test, the ISTEP+, forcing her into early retirement. In addition to the cheating claims, the district alleged in a March letter the teacher, Laura Farner, told students, “If you don’t pass [...]
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