Why We Launched WeAreNotCheaters.com

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I feel very strongly that the teachers, students, and administrators of FL Stanton Elementary School here in inner city Atlanta have been wrongly accused of cheating.  I blogged about it here and included some mainstream stories about the scandal as well as the official report.

Last night I met with many parents, teachers, and staff members of Stanton – many of whom were deeply emotional – to discuss what we can do to produce a counter-narrative to the negative fluff out about our dear school.  Not only is over 90% of the school not even implicated in the report, we do not even believe the 10% implicated cheated.

Unlike other schools, no eyewitnesses or real evidence exists – yet Stanton is grouped in with them.  This is a mistake.  Students are going home crying because people have called them cheaters.  Parents are upset that their kids attend a school being labeled as a cheating school.  Everybody is crushed that the principal has been removed.

Here is what we believe is going to happen – 6 months from now (or some other arbitrary date) Dr. Marlo Barber and Stanton Elementary School is going to be cleared of this wrongdoing, but it’s hardly going to make the news.  The damage will already be done.

We are not going to let this happen.  We want people to know now that:

• Stanton students did not cheat and will never cheat
• Stanton teachers never advocated cheating in any way, shape, or form
• Dr. Marlo Barber NEVER advocated cheating implicitly, directly, or any other way
• Our students are NOT going to retake this test. Period.
• Stanton Elementary needs to be cleared and Dr. Barber returned back to her post quickly.

We launched WeAreNotCheaters.com because we want the media, Atlanta residents, students, teachers, and others to know that we are not accepting these false charges and we are standing up for the dignity of our school and its students.  We will be offering video testimonials, news updates, practical ways you can support Stanton, and much more.