Division of Youth Services

Probe finds cheating in GED program at Arkansas’ youth lockups

BY: - August 16, 2022

Arkansas officials last year noticed a suspicious increase in incarcerated juveniles earning GEDs.  A review of classroom surveillance footage during a preliminary GED test at Mansfield Juvenile Treatment Center confirmed their fears. An educator for the contractor that runs Arkansas’ youth lockups provided answers to students, state records show. Sarah Gober, a then-teacher for Rite […]