Lightning Style - 7
PLAGIARISM POLICY
EVHS Academic Honesty and Integrity Policy
1. Statement of Principle and Policy regarding academic honesty
and integrity:
Academic honesty and integrity are essential to excellence in
education. Since assignments, exams and other schoolwork are
measures of student performance, honesty is required to ensure
accurate measurement of student learning. Each student, parent and
staff member has a responsibility to promote an academic culture that
respects and fosters individual achievement.
2. Honor Code:
On all coursework (assignments, exams, projects) undertaken by
the students of Eastview High School, the following commitment is
expected:
On my honor, as an Eastview High School student, I will neither
cheat nor plagiarize on any coursework
.
This statement means that the student understands and has complied
with the expectations of academic integrity and honesty set forth by
Eastview High School.
3.
Shared Responsibilities:
Academic integrity and honesty requires that all stakeholders share
responsibility in the fulfillment of this policy.
Student responsibility:
To not participate, either directly or indirectly, in cheating or plagiarism;
to actively discourage cheating or plagiarism by others.
Parent responsibility:
To actively support the EVHS honor code; to support his/her child in
the understanding and upholding the EVHS honor code.
Staff responsibility:
To promote the Eastview High School honor code; to establish
expectations regarding academic integrity and honesty; and to be
prepared to address violations of the honor code when it occurs.
4. Definition of Cheating: Cheating
is misleading an instructor in some
way so as to receive or attempt to receive credit for work not originated
by the student or work performed with unauthorized assistance.
Cheating includes, but is not limited to:
Copying from another student’s examination, assignment, or other
coursework with or without his/her permission
Lightning Style - 7
