Atlanta Public Schools pressed its case Monday to terminate M. A. Jones Elementary School 5th-grade teacher Precious Moon for her alleged involvement in the 2009 Criterion-Referenced Competency Test cheating scandal that has implicated about 180 educators.
The tribunal adjourned early Monday evening without a decision.
“Playing with the watch is one issue,” said Howard, explaining that it was within accepted procedure to focus a student’s attention during a test. “But redirecting him back to the test is not right.”
Moon took the stand after Davis and testified that she never prompted students to change answers, didn’t give students the answers, and never in any way “signaled” that what they had answered was wrong.
“Do you think there is any reason the superintendent should have lost confidence in you?” her attorney asked. “No,” she said. “Why?” he asked.
“Because I’ve done everything they told me to,” said Moon.
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