Academic Integrity

West Elementary

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In education, where performance is considered an accurate reflection of ability and effort, academic integrity and honesty are essential. In order to meet the demands of work and society in the future, each student must identify and exhibit his or her own academic strengths. Students who are involved in cheating, plagiarism, or theft of academic materials weaken the integrity of the academic process and will be subject to the following consequences:

Cheating or Plagiarism: Copying someone else's work or allowing someone to copy your work. This includes the use of crib notes.

 
bulletFirst Offense - Loss of all credit on the test, paper, assignment or project. The teacher will notify the office in writing that the offense has occurred.
 
bulletSecond Offense – Two days of In-School Suspension (ISS).
 
bulletThird Offense – Three days of In-School Suspension (ISS).

Theft of Academic Materials: Theft of a test and/or answer key from a classroom or teacher work station or use of a stolen document.

 
bulletFirst Offense - Suspension from school and loss of credit for the test, assignment or project.
 
bulletSecond Offense - Suspension from school with consideration given to recommendation for expulsion.
 

 

West Elementary

Glenwood, Iowa
01/09/2008

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