Important Notice: For your convenience, the Community Expectations, Academic Honesty, and Technology Use Policy are all included in ONE form.
Students and families should review and complete the entire form together. Please submit only one response per student. If you have more than one Middle School student, please complete one form for each child.
You do not need to complete separate forms for each policy.
☑️ Read and discuss the Community Expectations and Academic Honesty Policy with your child. Complete the acknowledgment form linked at the bottom of this page by September 8, 2026.
At BB&N Middle School, our community expectations help create a place where everyone can learn, grow, belong, and contribute. These expectations are not simply a list of rules. They give us a shared language for how we treat one another, approach our learning, take responsibility, and respond when mistakes happen.
Throughout the school year, students will continue to explore and practice these expectations through advisory, classes, community conversations, and everyday experiences.
Think beyond yourself.
Before acting, ask:
How might my words, choices, and actions affect other people and our community?
What is the right thing to do, even when no one is watching?
If I am unsure, who can I ask before I act?
As a BB&N Middle School Knight, I will…
Tell the truth
Do the right thing, even when no one is watching
Consider intent and impact
Respect our teachers, staff, fellow students, and classmates as well as the school spaces and rules
Take responsibility for my words & actions
Be an upstander and use one of the 5Ds to support an inclusive & kind community
As a BB&N Middle School Knight, I will…
Take an active role in my learning and practice self-advocacy
Develop curiosity and inquiry
Arrive prepared and on time, ready to learn
Do my own work with pride and not submit work that is not my own
Follow the Academic Honesty Policy (AHP), Technology Use Policy (TUP), and my teachers' expectations
Ask questions when I am unsure about what help or resources I may use
As a BB&N Middle School Knight, I will…
Respect and support our community members to be their authentic selves
Be kind and inclusive
Consider intent and impact
Treat others the way they would like to be treated
Questions are welcome, and mistakes are part of learning. Sometimes we may not realize we've made a mistake until afterward. What matters is being honest, taking responsibility, and learning from what happened. Asking questions when you're unsure can also prevent a mistake from becoming a larger problem.
If you are unsure about an expectation, assignment, interaction, or decision:
Pause → Ask → Clarify → Act
Talk with your teacher, advisor, or another trusted adult before moving forward.
If you realize afterward that you made a mistake:
Be honest → Take responsibility → Repair → Learn
☑️ Read and discuss the Academic Honesty Policy with your child. Sign and submit the form linked at the bottom of this page before September 8, 2026
Why Academic Honesty Matters
Academic honesty is one way we live out Honor and Scholarship. Doing your own work, giving credit to others, following your teacher's directions, and asking questions when you are unsure are all part of learning with integrity.
Middle school is also a time for learning what appropriate collaboration, attribution, use of technology, and academic support look like. When you are unsure whether something is allowed, ask your teacher before submitting your work.
What Does “My Own Work” Mean?
Unless a teacher specifically says otherwise, students are expected to complete their own work. When collaboration, technology, AI, tutoring, peer feedback, or another form of assistance is allowed, students should follow the teacher's directions about what kind of help is appropriate.
Giving Credit to Others' Work
To avoid plagiarism, the following must be attributed/cited in text note immediately after the passage (see examples below) AND in work cited/bibliography:
All paraphrasing of a paragraph or idea must be attributed
Copying 4 or more words must be attributed
All quotations “must be attributed”
Images must be attributed
Video or audio clips must be attributed
Interviews must be attributed
Examples of Academic Dishonesty
Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to:
Looking at another student’s test or quiz while taking an assessment
Having another person (parent, tutor, peer, etc.) write or contribute to answers without the teacher's permission
Using another’s work without attributing/citing the source (below) – especially copying and pasting from the internet and/or another student's paper, test, or quiz
Copying another's work, including homework, papers, tests, or quizzes
Copying, duplicating, and repurposing work regardless of how it happened
Helping another student engage in any of the above
Using generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology and content to outline, write, create, edit, or use as your own work, including but not limited to essays, assignments, and exams, without permission from the teacher assigning the work and/or outside of the guidelines outlined in the All-School AI Policy found in the BB&N Student-Parent Handbook.
A Note About Generative AI
Students may use generative AI tools only when a teacher has specifically permitted their use and in accordance with the All-School AI Policy. When in doubt, ask your teacher before using AI for an assignment.
Questions or concerns about academic honesty are reviewed carefully and in context. The purpose of the review process is to understand what happened, hear directly from the student, determine whether the Academic Honesty Policy was violated, and help the student learn from the experience. Families will be informed when a concern requires further review, and appropriate next steps will be determined based on the circumstances.
Sign and submit the Community Expectations and Academic Honesty Policy Document linked here.
NOTE: Both the Community Expectations and Academic Honesty Policy are in the same Google Form.
