You have proof your teenager cheated on a huge school exam, do you tell the school what happened, discipline him or pretend it didn't happen and look the other way?
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I discipline him, and part of that discipline is letting HIM tell the school what happened!!
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I discipline him, and make him tell the school what he did, how he did it, and negotiate his own ramifications. By the time someone is a teen, they need to learn either not to cheat, or how to handle what happens when they do. Bets are, he won't do it again!
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I'd discipline him and make him confess to his teacher and school what he did... You should talk to him/her... If he can't handle his classes and they're resorting to cheating perhaps they need to be changed; and if they just saw the opportunity, well w/e.
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never look the other way! have him go to school and admit to cheating.if he is allowed to take a retest which i doubt, take the total score he made on the cheated exam minus the retest score and that is the number of weeks he goes w/o his cell phone and or car...
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I would insist that the teenager tell the school and leave him of her to face the consequences. I don't think any further discipline is necessary. However, the next step is to help the teenager figure out why this happened and how to prevent it in the future.
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I think I would discipline him, find out why he did it and them make sure he didn't do it again, but not tell the school. From experience when I was a teenager - the kids that cheated, did it all the time, the ones that didn't, didn't, they studied. The parent is not as involved with the child as they should be. They are not monitoring behavior, helping the child with study etc. When one behavior changes, the other should too.
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Insist they tell the school and ask what discipline the school will give them. Give a time limit for this to be done. If they don't then I would go tell the school and ask what they shall do about it. You teach by example. What a horrible example you set by ignoring such a farce as cheating on a test.
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Talk to the teenager. Tell them what you think. Ask teen to come up with solution. If you agree support, if not, be honest. The school is likely to make this affect the child's future, so honesty with self is very important. The teen will either change for the better or get more dishonest.
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As a teenager, if this is a recurrent issue then send them to the administration. BUT if it's a first time offense, it could have been a moment of desperation or weakness, and, at least at my school, cheating on an exam would get the student a 0 on it and suspended for a few days. As a senior, that could possibly kill your chance of graduating or college acceptance. To summarize: Don't doom the child for a momentary lapse of judgement, but discipline harshly the one that feels no shame for their continual cheating.
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