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SOUTH RIVER HIGH SCHOOL
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY
Academic integrity is the expectation of all students. Deceit and dishonesty in academic work defeat the purpose for which school is intended. In all courses it is unacceptable for students to violate the academic integrity policy or to assist another student with doing the same.
Board Policy 613
- Students will receive written notification of Board Policy
- The following actions are examples of prohibited behaviors which constitute academic dishonesty:
- Lending or copying homework that is individually assigned by the teacher
- Committing plagiarism. Plagiarism is defined as deliberately presenting the ideas or works or statements of another as one’s own, without acknowledgement of the source. Plagiarism includes downloading, copying, and/or buying work and submitting it as the student’s own work.
- Discussing test and/or quiz items with other students who have not yet taken the assessment.
- Altering grades without teacher permission.
- Teachers may establish and communicate procedures to maintain a secure testing environment. The following actions are examples of prohibited behaviors which may constitute academic dishonesty:
- Talking during the test without permission.
- Turning around in seat without permission.
- Passing notes during the test.
- Using unauthorized information stored in calculators or other electronic devices.
- Having information written or stored on the body, clothing or other objects.
- Having books, notes and/or notebooks open during a test without permission.
- Writing on a test paper after the test is over, or as the papers are being submitted, in violation of the specific directions of the teacher.
- Looking at or “viewing” other students’ work during the test.
- Knowingly giving or receiving answers during the test.
- For middle and high school students, violation of Board Policy 613 may result in disciplinary action.
- Violations of Board Policy 613 shall be reported to the office on the Discipline Referral Form.
- Consequences for violations may vary according to the severity of the violation as determined by the principal or his/her designee.
- Credit may be withheld for an assignment submitted in violation of Board Policy 613.
- Violating Board Policy 613 during the final examination may result in failing and/or not receiving credit for the course.
- Each middle and high school principal will designate an Honor Council consisting of students, parents and faculty to periodically review the academic integrity of the school’s learning environment and make recommendations for changes as necessary.
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