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Saturday, May 17, 2008



Cheating Policy
DEFINITION OF CHEATING
There must be clear, objective, evidence of cheating for this policy to be used. Examples are cheat sheets, answers on hand, copied tests, copying from another student's test, giving away the answers, passing notes or answers during quizzes or tests, copying homework or class assignments and plagiarism (to take ideas, writing, answers, etc. from another and pass them off as one's own.)

Teacher Responsibility
When evidence is obtained, it should be stapled to the referral that is sent to the discipline administrator. There must be NO REASONABLE DOUBT.


CHEATING POLICY
(Cumulative over 4 years and all classes. It is the obligation of the teacher to initiate the action.)
  1. 1st Offense
    1. Zero on assignment and may negatively affect the student's citizenship grade. Teacher confers with student.
    2. Referral sent to discipline administrator.
    3. Teacher contact parent explaining specifics of incident after it is established that cheating has occurred (please note on referral).

  2. 2nd Offense
    1. Zero on assignment and may negatively affect the student's citizenship grade. Teacher confers with student.
    2. Referral sent to discipline administrator.
    3. Teacher contacts parent explaining specifics of incident after it is established that cheating has occurred.
    4. Discipline administrator contacts parent for parent conference.
    5. Student placed on contract calling for removal from any class in which future cheating occurs.

  3. 3rd Offense
    1. Zero on assignment and may negatively affect the student's citizenship grade. Teacher confers with student.
    2. Referral sent to discipline administrator.
    3. Teacher contact parent explaining specifics of incident after it is established that cheating has occurred.
    4. Discipline administrator contact parent and student may be removed from class.