Academic Dishonesty:

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY:

As members of the Southside Learning Community, we have inherited Southside’s vision of this institution as a “high school Celebrating Diversity that is United in Learning.” Fundamental to this vision is a mutual commitment to truthfulness, honor, and responsibility, without which we cannot earn the trust and respect of others. Furthermore, we recognize that academic dishonesty detracts from the value of a diploma. Therefore, we shall not tolerate lying, cheating, or stealing in any form.

Academic dishonesty is further defined as:

• Giving, receiving, or using unauthorized aid, including the inappropriate use of electronic devices, in any work submitted to fulfill academic requirements. In examination situations all electronic devices must be off and stowed unless otherwise authorized by the instructor.
• Plagiarism, which includes the intentional or unintentional copying of language, structure, or ideas of another and attributing the work to one’s own efforts;
• Attempts to copy, edit, or delete computer files that belong to another person or use of computer accounts that belong to another person without the permission of the file owner or account owner.