Ohio students used message app to cheat

Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 10: Ohio State University has accused 83 undergraduate students of cheating on classwork using a group messaging app.

The school says the students violated the code of conduct for “unauthorised collaboration on graded assignments.”

A university spokesman says the use of group messaging apps is permitted, but is subject to the same rules as any other communication.

The university’s Committee on Academic Misconduct investigated after a professor in the business school reported the allegations in April.

Potential penalties range from warnings to expulsion.

Graduation for dozens of OSU students is in jeopardy after a cheating scandal.

An investigation by the OSU Committee on Academic Misconduct found that 83 students in the Fisher College of Business were using an app for “unauthorised collaboration on assignments.”

“There was like 400 plus kids in that one group chat and they all got caught for cheating and they were sharing quiz answers,” says student Matt Foell. graded

The app called GroupMe is used for messaging, and when used the right way can be helpful.

“I’ve used it to talk to other students about class topics and if I miss a classbeing able to catch up it makes it a lot easier,” says student Sydney Soroka.

However, using any other form of technology the wrong way can be a violation of rules. “I think that there’s more pressure because you might have your friend text you, message you saying hey can you help me? Can you send me over the homework that you did? You just got to stick by your principles and say ‘No. I can help you try to learn this, but I’m not going to give you the answers,’” says graduate student Ace Lassman.