It is expected that all submitted schoolwork represents the original effort of each individual student. Students, teachers, and parents all serve important roles in promoting academic integrity and encouraging honest academic exploration among students. A student is subject to disciplinary action for any or all forms of academic dishonesty; therefore, it is important students, teachers, and parents understand their roles in the policy outlined below.
The following are examples of academic dishonesty:
• Giving or receiving unauthorized aid on quizzes, tests, exams
• Plagiarism (using someone else’s words or ideas as one’s own)
• Copying someone else’s homework or other work
• Allowing your work to be copied
• Fabrication of data and/or citations
• Group work on individual assignments
• Forging information and presenting it to administrators, teachers, or other staff members
• Turning in the same work in multiple classes without teacher approval
• Parents completing a student’s school work
• Purchasing papers/assignments online
• Cutting and pasting information into assignments without proper citation
• Using notes or reference materials in an unauthorized manner
• Using translation tools on foreign language assignments
Student Responsibilities: Students will adhere to the guidelines of the academic honesty policy by completing all assignments honestly and of their own accord.
Staff Responsibilities: Teachers will review the academic honesty policy with students and outline the policy’s specific applications to their classes. Teachers and administrators are expected to enforce the academic honesty policy.
Parent Responsibilities: Parents will adopt the guidelines of the academic honesty policy, accept its enforcement, and encourage students to practice academic honesty at school and at home.
First and Second Violation on an Effort Assignment in Same Class
1. The teacher who suspects the alleged dishonesty will investigate and discuss the concern with the individual student. The student is provided his/her due process and a chance to respond to the allegation.
2. If the allegation is confirmed, the teacher will contact the parents/guardians about the violation, and a behavior referral is submitted in Infinite Campus.
3. A grade of "M" (Missing) will be issued for the assignment in Infinite Campus.
4. The student will complete an Academic Honesty Reflection sheet and submit it to the teacher.
5. The teacher discusses the content of the reflection sheet with the student and sets forth the parameters for re-completing the assignment.
6. The student resubmits the assignment and is graded accordingly. If the student meets the parameters for completing the assignment as outlined by the teacher, this grade replaces the "M" in the gradebook. If the student does not resubmit the assignment within the agreed upon parameters, no credit is earned on the assignment.
Third Violation on an Effort/Practice Assignment in Same Class
1. Follow the same penalties and procedures as the first and second offenses.
2. The third violation is treated in the same manner as a Knowledge and Skills violation (see below).
First Violation on a Knowledge and Skills Assessment in Any Class
1. The teacher who suspects the alleged dishonesty will investigate and discuss the concern with the individual student. The student is provided his/her due process and a chance to respond to the allegation.
2. If the allegation is confirmed, the teacher will contact the parents/guardians about the violation, and a behavior referral is submitted in Infinite Campus.
3. A grade of "M" (Missing) will be issued for the assignment in Infinite Campus.
4. The student is required to participate in a restorative conversation with a designated staff member (student services, administration, restorative justice coordinator, teacher, coach, etc.). A plan is made to address the cause and implications of the incident as well as restorative the relationship with the teacher and /or access additional support.
5. If the student completes the plan to the satisfaction of staff, s/he will resubmit the assignment and is graded accordingly. This grade replaces the "M" in the gradebook. If the student does not resubmit the assignment within the agreed upon parameters, no credit is earned on the assignment.
Second Offense-On in Same Class Within the Same Semester
1. The teacher who suspects the alleged dishonesty will investigate and discuss the concern with the individual student. The student is provided his/her due process and a chance to respond to the allegation.
2. If the allegation is confirmed, the teacher will contact the parents/guardians about the violation, and a behavior referral is submitted in Infinite Campus.
3. A grade of "M" (Missing) will be issued for the assignment in Infinite Campus.
4. The student is required to participate in a restorative conversation with a designated staff member (student services, administration, restorative justice coordinator, teacher, coach, etc.). A plan is made to address the cause and implications of the incident as well as restorative the relationship with the teacher and /or access additional support.
5. If the student completes the plan to the satisfaction of staff, s/he will resubmit the assignment and is graded accordingly. A maximum grade of 59% replaces the "M" in the gradebook. If the student does not resubmit the assignment within the agreed upon parameters, no credit is earned on the assignment.
Third Offense in Any Class Within the Same School Year
1. The student will be ineligible for membership in the National Honor Society and for any scholarships controlled or sponsored by the district.
2. Penalties for the third offense will remain in effect for the student’s entire high school career.
NOTE: Students participating in extracurricular activities who violate the academic honesty policy are also in violation of the Activities Code. Please consult the Activities Code or contact the Activities Director for more specific information.
All students have access to Turn It In, an on-line submission program that determines the level of academic originality of students’ writing and flags instances of academic dishonesty in their work. This program also contains tutorials for identifying and remedying plagiarism.
For more information visit: http://turnitin.com/assets/en_us/media/plagiarism_spectrum.php.
Additional resources can be found at Purdue Online Writing Library (OWL): http://owl.purdue.edu