Academic Integrity

Cheating or plagiarism or other acts of academic dishonesty are defined as a situation in which a student turns in the work of any other individual while presenting it as his or her own work. This includes copying or paraphrasing published work, information from the internet, or the work of another student or a parent.

Tests in class or out of class must be the student's own work, unless students are instructed otherwise by their teacher. Copying or sharing such tests constitutes cheating and will result in a failure on that test for the student(s) involved. A student plagiarizes when he or she submits work as his or her own that is taken from other sources without naming that source. This can occur if a student copies all or part of a paper directly from another student, a book, or computer network. If it is determined a student has plagiarized a piece of work, the student will not receive credit for the work. Students are encouraged to ask teachers ahead of time whenever they have questions regarding plagiarism. After a first offense, the teacher will inform the advisor and the Principal, and a conference will take place.