Last Teacher In Atlanta Cheating Scandal Gets Year In Prison

The final teacher to face sentencing in the Atlanta schools test cheating case has been ordered to serve a year in prison and four months on probation.

Former elementary school teacher Shani Robinson was sentenced by a Fulton County Superior Court judge Tuesday. She was among 11 educators convicted in a conspiracy to inflate student scores on standardized tests in the Atlanta public school system.

Robinson’s mother pleaded for leniency, noting Robinson has a 4-month-old son, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.