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 student's 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 student's tests or answers;
Talking to another student during a test or quiz;
Copying or allowing another student to copy from one's own test and other course
work;
Tampering with an instructor's 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 person's work and creating or
offering it as one's 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 "first offense" and a part of the student's permanent
disciplinary record. A copy of the referral will be placed in the
cumulative
file.
First Offense
The consequences for a student's 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 "zero" (failing grade) on the
assignment or test.
2. The teacher will contact the student's 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 "U" 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 student's 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 "F" and
no
credits.
3. The teacher will contact the student's parent(s).
4. The student will receive a "U" 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 "F" 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.
ACADEMIC STANDARDS
Our teachers are interested in determining academic standing through an
analysis of each student's performance. Cheating does not allow for any
type of true analysis and will not be tolerated. Cheating is defined
as, but not limited to:
* Procuring, possessing, using or distributing tests, quizzes,
answer keys, teacher manuals or
teacher testbooks and the like.
* Using notes, homework assignments, information slips ("crib
sheets") except for those notes a teacher specifically authorizes for
student use during a particular test or quiz.
* Obtaining or offering unauthorized assistance or communication
on a test, quiz, or
other assignment.
* Representing the work of others as one's own work.
Students are doing a disservice to themselves and others when they
engage in cheating. Students whould not put themselves or their peers
in jeopardy by taking unauthorized short cuts in the learning process.
When a student is caught participating in such an activity, the
following consequences may result:
* If the cheating occurs during an exam or quiz, the responsible
student(s) will receive a zero or
"F" grade and their parents will be contacted. The student(s)
will not be allowed to make up
the exam for final grade analysis which can result in a credit
not being earned.
* PLAGIARISM IS AGAINST THE LAW. Plagiarism on assigned papers
or term projects will
result in an "F" or zero grade. The students will not be allowed
to make up this grade which
may result in a credit not being earned.
* Copying homework will result in a zero for the assignment for
all parties involved. Students
will be encouraged to complete the homework on their own, it
will be corrected, but the
zero grade will still stand.
Note additional consequences:
1st offense Zero on assignment and 3 hours detention
2nd offense Zero on assignment and 1 day Intervention Room
3rd offense Zero on assignment and 3 days Intervention Room
Lyn Anderson
Librarian
Brentwood Middle School
Brentwood, TN
AndersonLyn@comcast.net
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