LCHS Plagiarism Policy
LIMESTONE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 310 6.281
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ACHIEVEMENT
CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM POLICY (This policy covers all curriculums within the school)
RATIONALE: This policy is written to communicate to students and parents that cheating and plagiarism are not acceptable at this Limestone Community High School.
POLICY: All students are expected to adhere to the highest standards of personal honesty in their work. Work that is presented for credit in all classes must be original.
CHEATING: Cheating is defined as using dishonest methods to gain an advantage. This includes utilizing any kind of secretive means of gaining information for use on quizzes, tests or homework.
PLAGIARISM: Plagiarism is defined as stealing and passing off the ideas and words of another as one's own, using a created production without crediting the source, or committing literary theft. For example, turning in a paper retrieved from any Internet source (either free or for a fee) or including information from an encyclopedia, book, textbook, web site, database, etc. without citation is plagiarism. A paper is considered plagiarized if any part of it is taken from another source without proper attribution (citations).
VIOLATIONS: Violations of academic honesty will be divided into two levels. These levels are determined by the importance of the assignment and premeditation of the student.
Level One : Classroom teachers will deal with Level One Violations. Students who are caught cheating or copying will receive a zero on the suspect assignment/test.
Level one violations include:
� Copying homework
� Looking on another's test or quiz
� Letting another student look on a test or quiz
� Using other secretive methods of giving answers on a test or quiz
� Taking information from another source that is not properly attributed
� Working with others on an assignment that was meant to be done by individuals *
* Students should consider all work individual unless the teacher specifies it differently.
A second level one violation will be considered a level two violation and will be dealt with accordingly.
Level Two: Level Two Violations are considered severe and will be dealt with by the teacher, the Division Head and/or the Deans’ Office. Administrative documentation will follow these violations.
Level two violations include:
� Taking papers from the Internet, other publications, or other students.
� Translating a foreign language piece by a translator.
� Taking any part of a test to use or to give to others.
These violations can be considered theft; therefore, any student who is guilty of any of the above will receive a zero on the suspect assignment and will be penalized an additional equivalent number of points from his or her semester grade. (Example: a 100point assignment will equate to a 200-point deduction from the semester grade).
Students found guilty of these violations will be ineligible for National Honor Society for their next eligible year.
If plagiarism occurs, the student must still meet the minimum requirement of the course by rewriting the assignment according to teacher specifications. The points on this assignment will be added to the student's score. (A student who receives a 65 out of 100 on the paper will then have a 35 for the assignment). Failure to rewrite will result in an "F" for the course.
A second offense of plagiarism will automatically result in an "F" for the course and the student is ineligible for National Honor Society.
Adapted from John Hersey High School Adopted: July 18, 2002
RATIONALE: This policy is written to communicate to students and parents that cheating and plagiarism are not acceptable at this Limestone Community High School.
POLICY: All students are expected to adhere to the highest standards of personal honesty in their work. Work that is presented for credit in all classes must be original.
CHEATING: Cheating is defined as using dishonest methods to gain an advantage. This includes utilizing any kind of secretive means of gaining information for use on quizzes, tests or homework.
PLAGIARISM: Plagiarism is defined as stealing and passing off the ideas and words of another as one's own, using a created production without crediting the source, or committing literary theft. For example, turning in a paper retrieved from any Internet source (either free or for a fee) or including information from an encyclopedia, book, textbook, web site, database, etc. without citation is plagiarism. A paper is considered plagiarized if any part of it is taken from another source without proper attribution (citations).
VIOLATIONS: Violations of academic honesty will be divided into two levels. These levels are determined by the importance of the assignment and premeditation of the student.
Level One : Classroom teachers will deal with Level One Violations. Students who are caught cheating or copying will receive a zero on the suspect assignment/test.
Level one violations include:
� Copying homework
� Looking on another's test or quiz
� Letting another student look on a test or quiz
� Using other secretive methods of giving answers on a test or quiz
� Taking information from another source that is not properly attributed
� Working with others on an assignment that was meant to be done by individuals *
* Students should consider all work individual unless the teacher specifies it differently.
A second level one violation will be considered a level two violation and will be dealt with accordingly.
Level Two: Level Two Violations are considered severe and will be dealt with by the teacher, the Division Head and/or the Deans’ Office. Administrative documentation will follow these violations.
Level two violations include:
� Taking papers from the Internet, other publications, or other students.
� Translating a foreign language piece by a translator.
� Taking any part of a test to use or to give to others.
These violations can be considered theft; therefore, any student who is guilty of any of the above will receive a zero on the suspect assignment and will be penalized an additional equivalent number of points from his or her semester grade. (Example: a 100point assignment will equate to a 200-point deduction from the semester grade).
Students found guilty of these violations will be ineligible for National Honor Society for their next eligible year.
If plagiarism occurs, the student must still meet the minimum requirement of the course by rewriting the assignment according to teacher specifications. The points on this assignment will be added to the student's score. (A student who receives a 65 out of 100 on the paper will then have a 35 for the assignment). Failure to rewrite will result in an "F" for the course.
A second offense of plagiarism will automatically result in an "F" for the course and the student is ineligible for National Honor Society.
Adapted from John Hersey High School Adopted: July 18, 2002
