Cheating Policy
Copying of Academic Work
A student shall not knowingly use or copy academic work of another and present it as his or her own. The term copying/cheating us used to include but not limited to the following terms of academic dishonesty: unauthorized copying or sharing of homework assignments, plagiarism, cheating on quiz or test and theft or forgery.
A student is copying or cheating if he/she:
· Copies a homework assignment from another student or gives a homework assignment to a student to be copied, unless specifically permitted or required by the teacher.
· Faxes, duplicates or transmits using any technology assignments that will be turned in as original work.
· Exchange assignments by printout, jump drive, modem or other electronic means, and submits it as original work.
· Passes quiz or test information to another student before or during a class period or to students of another class period who will be taking the same quiz or test.
· Talks, signs, or gestures in order to give answers to another student during a quiz or test.
· Uses unauthorized notes, books, study guides, INTERNET or other information for an assignment that was to be the student’s original work.
· Writes formulas, codes, symbols or key words on the student’s person or on objects for use during the test or quiz.
· Uses programmed material in watches calculators or computer programs unless specifically permitted or required by the teacher.
· Presents as the student’s own, the works or opinions of someone else without proper acknowledgement.
· Submits as the student’s own, a project done in whole or part or in part by a family member, friend, other student or tutor.
· Steal quizzes or tests, answers, answer keys or teacher materials.
· Steals another student’s homework , notes, assignments, essays or projects.
· Sabotages or destroys the work of others
***This list is NOT all inclusive
Penalties
Students will receive a zero on the assignment/test, parent notification, conference with principal.