HIT: Plagiarism Policy

[Sandy Eichelberger <seichel@ADELPHIA.NET>]

Here are the responses I have received that I was able to post. Thanks
to everyone for sharing.

Sandy


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If you look on our webpage under Academic Honesty (look under the
photo)

you can see what both high schools here put together.


http://library.educ8.org/bh/



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Hope this helps.  The entire Student Handbook is on our web site:

http://sonora.seniorhigh.net


Norm


ACADEMIC HONESTY


Purpose and Definitions


Sonora High School students are expected to attend school ready to
learn.

It is also expected that student behavior will reflect the ability to

discern right from wrong.  The well being of the school community
depends on

each student accepting responsibility for personal conduct in both
social

and academic endeavors.




Academic honesty requires that students take responsibility for
producing

work that is reflective of the studentís best effort.  Academic
dishonesty

is evidenced by cheating or plagiarism and involves any attempt by a
student

to show possession of knowledge and skills he/she does not possess.
For

purposes of this policy the following definitions are in effect:




Cheating is:


…          Using dishonest, deceptive, or fraudulent means to obtain or


attempt to obtain credit for academic work;


…          Using notes, aides, or the help of another student on tests
in

ways other than those expressly permitted by the teacher.


…          Looking at another studentís tests or answers;


…          Talking to another student during a test or quiz;


…          Copying or allowing another student to copy from oneís own
test

and other course work;


…          Tampering with an instructorís record of student
grades/scores;


…          Unauthorized accessing, deleting, modifying, transferring or


using any analog or digital files/software/programs locally or by
remote

access.




Plagiarism is:


…          Taking the specific substance of another personís work and

creating or offering it as oneís own work without giving credit to that


source;


…          Not using quotation marks, indentation, and/or footnotes to


denote material that has been directly quoted from another source;


…          Paraphrasing an author without giving credit.




Consequences


A teacher may choose to handle the academic honesty infraction or refer
it

in written form to the Assistant Principal.  If referred, the
infraction

becomes the ìfirst offenseî and a part of the studentís permanent

disciplinary record.  A copy of the referral will be placed in the

cumulative file.




First Offense


The consequences for a studentís first time involvement in an act of

academic dishonesty WILL include items 1-4 and may include items 5-8
upon

administrative review.


1.     The student will receive an automatic ìzeroî (failing grade) on
the

assignment or test.


2.     The teacher will contact the studentís parent(s).


3.     If the student is involved in an act of academic dishonesty in
the

class where he/she is a student aide, the student will be dropped from
the

class with no credit.


4.     The student will serve a mandatory four hour Saturday School.


5.     A ìUî in citizenship will be recorded on the semester grade
report.


6.     If the student is a member, the student will be dropped from the


National Honor Society(NHS).


7.     If the student is a member, the student will be dropped from the


California Scholarship Federation (CSF).


8.     Possible restriction from participation in school activities.




Second Offense


A second offense is one that is committed in the same class during the
same

school year.  The consequences for a studentís second time involvement
in

the same class include the following and any of items 5-8 mentioned
above.


1.     The student will be referred to the Assistant Principal.


2.     The student will be removed from the course with a grade of ìFî
and

no credits.


3.     The teacher will contact the studentís parent(s).


4.     The student will receive a ìUî in citizenship.




Once a student violates the academic honesty policy and has received
first

offense consequences, the next offense in a different class will result
in a

three day suspension and a parent conference.  A third offense in a

different class results in a drop ìFî with no credit gained in that
specific

class and any or all of the consequences listed above.




Note:  Offenses accumulate for the current semester and the semester

following the violation.


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Sandra Eichelberger

Library Media Specialist

West Seneca East Senior High School

4760 Seneca St.

West Seneca, NY 14224


seichel@westseneca.wnyric.org (school)

seichel@adelphia.net (home)

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