Florida university student sues over cheating suspension
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A University of Central Florida student is suing the school after being accused of sneaking out a cellphone during a test.
Taylor Seitz tells the Orlando Sentinel (http://bit.ly/2bcf4bT) her punishment was "egregious." She was barred from attending classes for two semesters after the February incident. She filed the lawsuit in Orlando Circuit Court in July.
Seitz wrote a letter of apology, calling the incident "one of the biggest mistakes" of her life.
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Seitz says her assistant professor and the head of the department assured her the punishment would be failing the course and taking a workshop on academic integrity. Instead she was ordered to go through a formal discipline process. She also was placed on discipline probation for the rest of her undergraduate career.
The university didn't comment on the lawsuit.
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Information from: Orlando Sentinel, http://www.orlandosentinel.com/