One Child Left Behind: The Untold Atlanta Cheating Scandal

One Child Left Behind: The Untold Atlanta Cheating Scandal

86 mins | Documentary | Aug. 15, 2019

In 2009, 1,176 Atlanta teachers were investigated for test cheating; 35 were indicted, 12 went to trial and 11 were found guilty on RICO charges, which are typically reserved for the mafia and drug lords. The guilty, serving 30-year sentences, finally break their silence in this tell-all, controversial film that takes a closer look at the legislations called No Child Left Behind, the politics behind it, and a race and power struggle that spawned one of the most complex scandals in American history.

One Child Left Behind: The Untold Atlanta Cheating Scandal

86 mins | Documentary | Aug. 15, 2019

One Child Left Behind: The Untold Atlanta Cheating Scandal
In 2009, 1,176 Atlanta teachers were investigated for test cheating; 35 were indicted, 12 went to trial and 11 were found guilty on RICO charges, which are typically reserved for the mafia and drug lords. The guilty, serving 30-year sentences, finally break their silence in this tell-all, controversial film that takes a closer look at the legislations called No Child Left Behind, the politics behind it, and a race and power struggle that spawned one of the most complex scandals in American history.
Producers Point 7 Entertainment
Original title One Child Left Behind: The Untold Atlanta Cheating Scandal
Directors Jodi Gomes
Writers Jodi Gomes

Cast

Lamar Waldron

as Self

Michael Pitts

as Self

Dana Evans

as Self

Tamara Cotman

as Self

Dessa Curb

as Self