Academic Honesty Policy

The teacher’s professional judgement will determine whether cheating has occurred. Students are reminded to:

• Not look at another’s paper during a test.
• Not talk to another student during a test.
• Not to use cheat notes.
• Not let someone’s see your paper during a test.
• Not copy other’s work
• Not copy passages from uncited sources as one’s own.
• Not give test information to others.
• Not submit individual projects not wholly your own.
• Not fabricate or alter written, computerized, or lab data.
• Not forge or falsify facts.
• Not share assigned work without tacher permission.

First Offense:

• Student receives an "F/Zero" for the assignment, test, or project.
• Teacher notifies student, parent, counselor, and grade-level administrator.
• Cheating incident is logged into SASI as first offense for cheating.
• Counseling may be provided through ACS/grade level counselor.
• Student serves a minimum of a detention; additional consequences depending the gravity of the situation.

Second Offense:

• Student receives an "F/Zero" for the assignment, test, or project. This may affect over-all grade of the class
• Teacher notifies student, parent, counselor, and grade-level administrator.
• Cheating incident is logged into SASI as second offense for cheating.
• Counseling may be provided through ACS/grade level counselor.
• Meeting is held with student, parent(s), teacher, counselor, and grade-level administrator or principal.
• Consequences can include, but are not limited to suspension and lost of privileges..

Third Offense:

• Student receives an "F/Zero" for the assignment, test, or project. Student’s over-all grade for the class for the semester can be lowered by one grade.
• Teacher notifies student, parent, counselor, and grade-level administrator.
• Cheating incident is logged into SASI as third offense for cheating.
• A formal letter regarding cheating incident will be added to student's permanent school file.
• Counseling may be provided through ACS/grade level counselor.
• Meeting is held with student, parent(s), teacher, counselor, and grade-level administrator or principal.
• Consequences can include, but are not limited to suspension and lost of privileges.