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MS. YU’S ACADEMIC HONESTY POLICY. DEFINITION OF CHEATING:. Disseminating, copying or receiving answers, or other information by any means other than those expressly permitted by the instructor as part of any academic exercise. Examples of cheating include, but are not limited to the following:.
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DEFINITION OF CHEATING: • Disseminating, copying or receiving answers, or other information by any means other than those expressly permitted by the instructor as part of any academic exercise. Examples of cheating include, but are not limited to the following:
IMPROPER TEST/QUIZ–TAKING BEHAVIOR • Looking towards other student’s papers • Talking or any other forms of communication • Copying answers from another person’s work onto your test/quiz • Allowing another student to copy the answers from your test/quiz
IMPROPER TEST/QUIZ–TAKING BEHAVIOR • Use of “cheat” sheets or having notes/ answers anywhere in visible distance • Use of graphing calculators with unauthorized formulas and concepts programmed • Use of cellular phones or other devices with texting or program capabilities
IMPROPER TEST/QUIZ–TAKING BEHAVIOR • Writing on desks, anywhere on the body, or any material object in visible distance • Giving or receiving test information to or from students in other periods • Tampering with teacher materials and/or student records • Stealing or the distribution of stolen tests/quizzes
EXPECTED ASSIGNMENT-COMPLETION BEHAVIOR • Students are expected to complete own work at all times • Students are allowed to discuss homework and/or classwork assignments, but not to collaborate in solving problems or writing answers unless Ms. Yu states explicitly that cooperating is allowed
EXPECTED ASSIGNMENT-COMPLETION BEHAVIOR • If two or more students are found to have cooperated on a homework assignment, allstudents are considered to have cheated regardless of which student did the original work and which student copied
EXPECTED ASSIGNMENT-COMPLETION BEHAVIOR NOTE: Attempted cheating, even when unsuccessful,will be treated as academic dishonesty. Simply having observable possession of any prohibited or unauthorized information or device during an exam, even if it is not used, is an act of academic dishonesty. It will be dealt with as such.
DISCIPLINARY CONSEQUENCES • An automatic zero on the assignment/ quiz/test with no opportunity for make-up • A notification to parent (via email, phone or mail) of the incident • An automatic “U” in Work Habits for the semester
DISCIPLINARY CONSEQUENCES • A referral sent to the discipline administrator/ dean for a parent conference and a permanent notation on the student’s academic file • Possible suspension from school, as deemed appropriate by school administrators/deans
DISCIPLINARY CONSEQUENCES • An automatic drop/fail in the course and removal from the class on any second offense