Fulton County Judge Jerry Baxter urged defendants to accept sentencing deals on Monday or face significantly more time behind bars . 11 former teachers , testing coordinators and other administrators were convicted earlier this month of racketeering after a five-year investigation . If former administrators accept deals , they would get punishments from one year of weekend of weekend jail time and a $ 10,000 fine . If former teachers and testing coordinators accept deals , they would be given one year of weekend of home confinement and a $ 1,000 fine . Evidence of cheating was found in 44 schools across the Atlanta school system , with nearly 180 educators involved . Superintendent Beverly Hall , the alleged ringleader who received up to $ 500,000 in payouts , died of breast cancer as the scandal went to trial .
Fulton County Judge Jerry Baxter urged defendants to accept sentencing deals on Monday or face significantly more time behind bars . 11 former teachers , testing coordinators and other administrators were convicted earlier this month of racketeering after a five-year investigation . If former administrators accept deals , they would get punishments from one year of weekend jail time and a $ 10,000 fine . If former teachers and testing coordinators accept deals , they would be given one year of home confinement and a $ 1,000 fine . Evidence of cheating was found in 44 schools across the Atlanta school system , with nearly 180 educators involved . Superintendent Beverly Hall , the alleged ringleader who received up to $ 500,000 in payouts , died of breast cancer as the scandal went to trial .