ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Academic dishonesty will affect a student’s grade and will have serious disciplinary repercussions. Maria Regina Catholic School considers the following as academic dishonesty:
- Lending or copying homework in or out of class.
- Giving or receiving answers to quizzes or tests.
PLAGIARISM
According to Merriam Webster’s Online Dictionary, the definition of ‘plagiarism’ is: “
to steal and pass off the ideas or words of another as one's own; to use another's production without crediting the source; to commit literary theft; present as new and original, an idea or product derived from an existing source” (Source:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plagiarize).
Entering an academic testing situation or regular class work with an unfair advantage (for example, excessive parental involvement in completing assignments) constitutes as plagiarism.
The following list is illustrative of and not meant to be exclusive of academic dishonesty. These are matters of serious consequences, which will result in disciplinary action and a failing grade for the written assignment, test, quiz, or project. Any student who steals or accepts a copy of a stolen test is subject to immediate expulsion from school.
CHEATING POLICY
Teachers will impress upon their students that they have a moral responsibility to themselves and each other not to cheat. Plagiarism (taking ideas, writing, etc., from someone else and passing them off as one’s own) and homework copying are to be placed in the same category as test cheating. Teachers will provide a classroom environment that is not conducive to cheating. Cheating is not ignored; action will be taken that will reflect in a lower grade. If a student is caught cheating, the teacher will take the following steps:
- Call the parent
- Issue a detention/pink slip
- Give a grade of “0” for the assignment
- Chronic cheating may result in serious disciplinary action by the vice principal or principal.
