Grandmother of Five Confesses to Cheating on English Test after 47 Years
GYPSUM, Colo. (AP) -
A high school graduate has confessed to cheating on an English literature test - 47 years ago.
Eagle Valley High School Principal Mark Strakbein said he got a one-page, handwritten letter from a 65-year-old grandmother of five who admitted she and a friend stole the answers to a Shakespeare test in the fall of 1957.
"I know it makes no difference now (after 47 years), except maybe this will keep some student from cheating and help them to be honest - conscience never lets you forget - there is forgiveness with God, and I have that, but I felt I still needed to confess to the school."
Strakbein didn't release the woman's name but said he confirmed she graduated in 1958 from Eagle County High School, which has since been consolidated into Eagle Valley High.
Strakbein said he read the letter aloud to every homeroom class as a lesson in following your conscience.
"You could have heard a pin drop," he said.
A high school graduate has confessed to cheating on an English literature test - 47 years ago.
Eagle Valley High School Principal Mark Strakbein said he got a one-page, handwritten letter from a 65-year-old grandmother of five who admitted she and a friend stole the answers to a Shakespeare test in the fall of 1957.
"I know it makes no difference now (after 47 years), except maybe this will keep some student from cheating and help them to be honest - conscience never lets you forget - there is forgiveness with God, and I have that, but I felt I still needed to confess to the school."
Strakbein didn't release the woman's name but said he confirmed she graduated in 1958 from Eagle County High School, which has since been consolidated into Eagle Valley High.
Strakbein said he read the letter aloud to every homeroom class as a lesson in following your conscience.
"You could have heard a pin drop," he said.