Cracking down

The original text

Mr. Dorsey, our new principal, determined to do something about the flagrant cheating at our high school. He issued bulletins and began to admonish those teachers who did not proctor alertly. Under duress, the faculty reported the names of the culprits. Several crib sheets were turned in as tangible evidence of the cheating. Mr. Dorsey’s inexorable campaign against the wrong-doers seems to be paying off.

Flagrant adj. outrageous, glaringly bad

Parking in front of a hydrant is a flagrant violation of the city’s law.

Proctor v. Watch over

I suspect that my father will proctor me for coming home late.

Duress n. Compulsion, force

The confession was signed under duress, the attorney claimed.

Culprits n. The guilty person

The culprits was caught with his fingers in the cookie jar.

Inexorable adj. Unrelenting

Television sleuths are inexorable in their pursuit of lawbreakers.

The paragraph paraphrase

Mr. Dorsey, our new principal, was adamant to do something about the notoriously rampant cheating at our high school. He gave out orders and warned those teachers who did not warn alertly. Under the compulsion, the faculty reported the names of the guilt. Several crib sheet were turned in as obvious evidence of the cheating. Mr. Dorsey’s unrelenting campaign against the cheating seems to be working.