Acting Deputy Mayor for Education Victor Reinoso refused to tell the D.C. Council on Wednesday whether he was the person responsible for copying a section of another school system’s education plans and including it in a city proposal without attribution earlier this year.

The plagiarism issue quickly became a sticking point for some council members during an otherwise largely positive confirmation hearing Wednesday.

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