Academic Dishonesty & Plagiarism

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY*

When teachers assign papers and projects to assess student learning, they assume that the work they evaluate was produced by the student whose name appears on that assignment. Sadly, each year, some students will violate the rules of academic honesty and will cheat in an attempt to improve their grade. These instances of academic dishonesty are taken very seriously by the faculty and administration because it is our responsibility to maintain the fairness of the system as far as possible. These guidelines are intended to clarify what student behaviors are considered academically dishonest:

A. Obtaining a copy of a test or scoring devise.

B. Copying another student’s answers during an examination.

C. Providing another student answers to an examination.

D. Having one student impersonate another student to assist them academically.

E. Representing as one’s own work the product of someone else’s creativity.

F. Using notes or other unauthorized materials during a “closed book” examination.

G. Duplicating their own or another student’s project for submission of one’s own work.

H. Having someone other than the student prepare the student’s work where credit is given.

I. Permitting a student to copy another student’s work other than teacher approved (group).

J. Any other action intended to obtain credit for work not one’s own.

CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM*

Students at Washington High School are expected to produce work to the best of their ability. Work submitted for credit or recognition is to be done by each individual student and must be his/her own work. Cheating, plagiarism, etc. will result in loss of credit for the assignment, which could result in the loss of credit for the course. An additional offense will result in the loss of credit for the entire course. Teachers may use appropriate resources such as www.turnitin.com to verify the authenticity of student work. Refusal to submit work for analysis will be considered plagiarism.

*Reprinted with permission from Lisa Remey, Des Moines Valley High School

1st Offense: Student will receive a 0 for the assignment. Teacher will contact parent. A meeting may be set up if parent wishes.

2nd+ Offense: Student will receive a 0 for the assignment and may receive a 0 for the class. Teacher will contact parent. A meeting may be set up if parent wishes.

(Offenses are cumulative)

For students not in the class:

If student(s), not currently enrolled in the course, willingly share information pertaining to homework, quizzes and/or tests...

1st Offense: Parent Meeting with contract.

2nd Offense: Parent Communication, Out of School Suspension(1 day), or may elect 6 hours community service instead.

3rd+ Offense: Parent Communication, Mandatory Out of School Suspension (3 days).