Judge recommends suspension for revealing test questions

LAWRENCEVILLE - An administrative law judge has recommended a six-month suspension for a fourth-grade teacher who posted questions from the controversial Gateway test on the Internet. <br> <br> Judge Catherine Crawford stopped short of supporting a move to revoke the teaching certificate of James Hope, Centerville Elementary School&#39;s Teacher of the Year in 2000-2001. <br> <br> Hope said his intent in posting the questions in April 2000 was to show flaws in the test, including the fact that some of the questions were ambiguous and confusing. <br> <br> In an opinion released last week, Crawford said Hope&#39;s actions violated code of ethics for teachers dealing with standardized tests, but she said he does not deserve to lose his teacher&#39;s license, as the Professional Standards Commission ruled last year.