Judge Jerry Baxter called the cheating scandal ' the sickest thing that 's ever happened in this town ' as he sentenced the teachers on Tuesday . All but six of the seven former Atlanta public school teachers were sentenced to jail time . The judge had encouraged all of the accused to negotiate deals , but only two escaped and received lighter sentences . The remaining teachers received harsher sentences , ranging from five to seven years in jail .
Judge Jerry Baxter called the cheating scandal 'the sickest thing that 's ever happened in this town ' as he sentenced the teachers on Tuesday . All but one of the 10 former Atlanta public school educators were sentenced to jail time . The judge had encouraged all of the accused to negotiate deals , but only two agreed and received lighter sentences . The remaining eight received harsher sentences , ranging from one to seven years in jail .