DeKalb educators who were reassigned after being flagged for possible test security violations are back at work in their original positions.
Twenty-four educators were reassigned in January for about 90 days to administrative jobs such as cataloging, distributing and ordering textbooks. A district internal investigation showed that some of the educators, whose names were not released by the district, entered locked school buildings on weekends.
The educators, which included school administrators and teachers, are now back in their original assignments, with the exception of three principals who were downgraded to assistant principal positions, DeKalb school spokesman Walter Woods said. Woods said the assignments were intended to be temporary while the district investigated.
The educators will not be allowed to administer the CRCT when it begins April 21. They also had to submit to standardize test training and letters regarding the incident were added to their personnel file, he said.
DeKalb isn't planning any further action against the 24 educators, but the employees and five others who are no longer working in the district have been referred to the Georgia Professional Standards Commission, which will investigate and decide whether to take action against their certificates. The first cases are expected to be reviewed in May, said the commission.
David Schutten, president, Organization of DeKalb Educators, said there was no solid evidence that any cheating took place.
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