Definitions:
Violation of Academic Integrity includes but is not limited to:
Copying another student’s work, including electronic and visual mediums
Copying an author’s work without citation
Submitting copied information from the Internet
If instructed to work independently, working in pairs or groups
Asking for or disclosing test-related material
Recycling previous work
Using or possessing “crib” or “cheat” notes
Knowingly participating in, or contributing to, the academic dishonesty of another student
Dishonest actions reported by the teacher
Using calculators when instructed not to
No sharing of electronic devices (including calculators) during text/quizzes (without prior
approval from the instructor)
Placing your paper so other students can copy your answers/permitting another
student to copy your work
Having visible access to a cellular phone or other electronic device anytime during the
testing period or quiz period
Plagiarism, which is copying work from another source and submitting it as one’s own work, included, but not limited to:
Copying another student’s work or previously published material or ideas from any source and
submitting them as one’s own
Allowing a student to copy one’s work
Intentionally or unintentionally leaving your written work available in a place that makes it
possible for someone to copy, sending it electronically to someone, or lending someone a
notebook, a paper, or disk that contains your written work
Altering words or the order of words from another source and submitting them as one’s own
Submitting work written by college students, former students, tutors, friends, or adults
as one’s own
Submitting work as one’s own that was produced by unauthorized collaboration on assignments
designed to be completed independently
ALL THE FOLLOWING CONSEQUENCES APPLY FOR ALL CLASSES A STUDENT IS ENROLLED IN FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR.
(this is per year not per class)
Consequences:
1st Offense:
Referral to Assistant Principal
Parent contact by Assistant Principal and teacher
Academic Integrity Contract established with signatures by parent/guardian and
student indicating understanding of consequence for further offenses
Discipline consequence = minimum Saturday School
Zero points and/or Fail grade on assignment
Unsatisfactory mark on report card in citizenship for semester
Recorded in student’s THS permanent discipline file
2nd Offense:
Referral to Assistant Principal
Parent contact by Assistant Principal and teacher
Discipline consequence = 3 day home suspension
0/F on assignment, “U” on semester report card in citizenship,
recorded in permanent file
Parent conference with student, parent, teacher, and Assistant Principal
Removal/ineligibility from scholarship clubs
Ineligible for school sponsored scholarships (CSF/NHS etc.)
Ineligibility from all extra curricular participation (90-school days)
Ineligibility from athletic competition (1 calendar year)
3rd Offense:
Referral to Assistant Principal
Parent contact by Assistant Principal and teacher
Discipline consequence = 5 day home suspension
0/F on assignment, “U” on semester report card in citizenship,
recorded in permanent file
Involuntary transfer recommendation to Serra High School for 1 year
(in the event that a transfer recommendation is not carried through,
all consequences of the 2nd offense still apply)
Severity Clause: Consequences may be accelerated depending upon the severity of the incident(s)
