Embedded Files
5121.3
Students
Academic Dishonesty: Cheating/Plagiarism
Policy Statement
As an academic Community, which strives for excellence, the District will not tolerate academic dishonesty. Students are expected to pursue their school work with integrity and honesty. Cheating and plagiarism demonstrate a lack of integrity and character inconsistent with the goals and values of the District.
Cheating, defined as copying another student’s work and claiming it as your own and plagiarism, defined as using another person’s original ideas/work or materials generated by artificial intelligence without giving credit to the true author or sources, are both prohibited practices.
A student who engages in any form of academic dishonesty will be subject to the loss of credit for the work in question, as well as other disciplinary measures. Teachers shall instruct students in research and study skills appropriate to each subject, so that all students may feel confident that if they prepare, they can succeed without cheating or plagiarizing.
Each school level will develop guidelines that address violations. Guidelines will be published in all student/parent handbooks and on the District/school websites.
(cf. 5114 – Suspension/Expulsion)
(cf. 5121 – Examination/Grading/Rating)
(cf. 5144 – Discipline/Punishment)
Legal Reference: Connecticut General Statutes
10-221 Board of Education to prescribe rules, policies and procedures.
Policy Adopted: March 27, 2025
Page updated
Report abuse