CHEATING
TEENS

Topics: Deceit; Dishonesty; Lying; Morality; Success; Teens; Truth

References: Exodus 20:16; Proverbs 11:1; 12:19–22; John 8:44; Ephesians 4:25; Colossians 3:9

A study shows that 70 percent of nearly 70,000 U.S. college and high school students admit to cheating. This distressing statistic highlights a 14 percent increase since 1993, and a 44 percent hike since 1963. The Duke University report also indicated that Internet plagiarism has quadrupled in the past six years.

A separate poll of 25,000 high schoolers found that nearly half agreed with the statement “A person has to lie or cheat sometimes in order to succeed.”

—“Culture Clips,” Plugged In (June 2006)