Academic Dishonesty Policy:
Academic dishonesty can be defined using, but not limited to, the following terms:
Malpractice: Gaining an unfair advantage in a class or homework assignment. Malpractice includes offenses such as receiving unauthorized help from friends, parents, tutors, AI, or siblings regarding what should be an individual assignment.
Plagiarism: The act of presenting another's words and ideas as one's own without crediting the source - this includes using the internet. This also includes paraphrasing material or an original idea without properly acknowledging the source.
Copying: Taking the work of another student, with or without his or her knowledge, and submitting it as one’s own.
Falsifying work: Creating work with the unauthorized collaboration and/or use of generative AI.
Exam cheating/collusion: Communicating with another candidate in an exam, bringing unauthorized material into an exam room, or consulting such material during an exam to gain an unfair advantage. Collusion includes offenses such as allowing one's work to be copied or handed in by another student, as well as sharing exam questions or copies of the exam with other students through physical or electronic means (e.g., text, discord, social media, email).
Duplication: Submitting work that is substantially the same for assessment in different courses without the consent of all teachers involved.
Falsifying data: Creating or altering data that have not been collected in an appropriate way. Falsifying documents and/or signatures will be treated as academic dishonesty.
Breaking Test Day Protocol: Student has unauthorized devices, tabs, supports, or other communication devices. This also includes having conversations in the hallway or restroom during the exam period.
AI Tools: Students must maintain the highest levels of academic integrity when using AI tools. This includes honesty in how AI-generated work is presented and used within the course’s academic frameworks. Round Rock High School does not tolerate plagiarism, regardless of whether the content is generated by AI or obtained through other means. AI should serve as an educational tool to assist learning and understanding, not as a substitute for critical thinking or personal academic effort. Use of AI needs to be pre-approved by your teacher for all coursework. Student work produced with the aid of AI must be original and include proper attribution when AI-generated content is used with the approval of the instructor. Assignments or projects created with the assistance of AI are subject to review with the teacher. Students may be required to explain their work verbally and the extent of AI's role to ensure understanding and original contribution. Any unauthorized use of AI will be considered plagiarism and subject to the Academic Integrity policies of Round Rock High School.
Consequences for Academic Dishonesty:
The student receives a grade of “0” on the assignment/assessment and is granted the opportunity to complete an alternative assignment/assessment for a maximum grade of a 60 within two weeks from student notification.
The teacher has a conversation with the student and notifies them of the cheating.
The teacher notifies parents or guardians via phone/email.
The teacher completes a referral form.
AP will process the referral. The student is assigned consequences such as:
The student may be denied membership or be declared ineligible for organization activities, Honor Societies, put on probation, or expelled from student organizations as stated in the specific organization’s handbook.
Actions that involve collusion and/or theft of tests or teaching materials may result in suspension or other disciplinary actions to be determined by the building principal.
On the second offense, students lose the ability to exempt semester exams for ALL courses.
For three or more infractions, the administrator may develop an individual support plan.
The student completes an academic dishonesty course and sends completion receipt to their AP and corresponding teacher.