More than 70 cadets accused of cheating

In the largest cheating scandal to rock the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in nearly 45 years, 73 cadets were accused of breaking the school’s honor code by cheating during a calculus final in May that was conducted remotely amid the pandemic, officials revealed Monday.

“The Honors process is working as expected and there have been no exceptions to policy for any of these cases,” Lt. Col. Christopher Ophardt, an academy spokesman, told The Washington Post. “Cadets are being held accountable for breaking the code.”

The allegations that dozens of students cheated on an exam raised concerns Monday over integrity and national security at the Army’s premier training ground for officers.