New York history teacher quits after leaking exam questions to a student who shared the details on Facebook
- Alyssa Palmer was a teacher at the Bronx Envision Academy in New York
- She leaked details of an upcoming state history exam paper to a female student
- The student then posted the leaked information onto her own Facebook page
- Palmer resigned her post after being confronted with evidence of the leak
Alyssa Palmer, pictured, was accused of leaking details of a history exam to a student on the morning of the test during last year's New York State Exams
A Bronx teacher provided the questions of a history exam hours before the test to a student who then posted the information on her Facebook page, an official report has revealed.
The Special Commissioner of Investigation report probed allegations that teacher Alyssa Palma inspected last year's state Regents history exam on the morning of the test and rang the unidentified pupil.
Palma was a teacher at the Bronx Envision Academy at the time of the incident.
The girl later posted the information on Facebook and urged her friends to share it.
However, two students who spotted the posting alerted another teacher.
According to the SCI report, which has been seen by the NY Post: 'They asked the teacher if it was possible for a student to know the questions ahead of time.'
The teacher assured the students that there was no way anyone could have advanced notice of the topics being tested - but following a brief look at the paper - it was clear the Facebook post was correct.
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Officials quizzed the student who posted the information who said she overheard fellow pupils discussing the test on the bus.
However, the student's brother said her sister's teacher had called her twice on the morning of the exam.
Evidence from a cell phone linked to Palma supported the claim.
Palma was a teacher at Bronx Envison Academy, pictured, at the time of the incident
According to the report: 'Student A added that she posted the essay questions on her Facebook page because she thought it would be helpful to other students.'
Palma resigned shortly after the incident and was not interviewed by investigators as she could not be traced.
Department of Education spokesman Michael Aciman said: 'Ensuring academic integrity at our schools is critical, and this incident was reported and investigated.'
He confirmed Palma no longer worked for the department or would she be offered another teaching post in future.
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