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SAT ‘cheat’ ring probed

A group of students at a prestigious Long Island high school are being eyed in a college-test cheating ring, The Post has learned.

The kids, seniors at John L. Miller-Great Neck North HS, allegedly tried to improve their college prospects by hiring a third party to take their SAT exams, sources said.

A Great Neck school-board source confirmed the district is investigating the alleged cheaters.

“There are hearings taking place right now that are ongoing,” the source said. “I know that the superintendent is talking to various people, including the principal and other administrators, to get to the bottom of what’s going on.

“I know that they are looking into several students.”

Among those under investigation, sources said, are two brothers, one a senior and the other already in college.

The senior, who lives in nearby Kings Point and tools around town in an Infiniti, did not return several calls seeking comment. Relatives at his home declined comment.

Sources told The Post that the boy hired someone from a top Midwestern university to take his SATs for him.

Great Neck North Principal Bernard Kaplan declined to comment on the matter, and Superintendent Tom Dolan said policy prevented him from discussing any disciplinary issues involving students.

The high school consistently ranks among the best in the country.

“Cheating on your SAT sort of undermines the entire process of high school and college admission,” said one school-board member. “It’s serious.”

Students at the manicured high school — where teenagers whiz about in BMWs and Range Rovers — said rumors of an SAT-cheating ring have been circulating for months.

“Everyone knows about it,” said a female senior. “You get the feeling that its widespread, and not just here in Great Neck.”

“They are trying to keep it quiet,” said a male senior, a classmate of one of those accused of cheating on the college-entrance test. “It’s embarrassing for the school.”

The scandal marks the second black eye in recent days for the school, which counts Francis Ford Coppola, designer Kenneth Cole and Olympic figure-skating champ Sarah Hughes as alumni.

Last week, three grads were busted for allegedly robbing a drug dealer. Additional reporting by Jeane MacIntosh

selim.algar@nypost.com