HONOR CODE

Policy Code: 4310

Academic honesty is essential to excellence in education and is directly related to the Board's
educational objectives for students to promote integrity and self-discipline in students. As all
schoolwork is a measure of student performance, academic honesty facilitates an accurate
measurement of student learning.
Each student, parent, family and staff member has a responsibility to promote a culture that
respects and fosters integrity and honesty. Academic integrity and honesty requires that all
stakeholders share responsibility in the fulfillment of this policy.
In fulfilling these responsibilities:
● students will collaborate with their peers to foster a culture of academic integrity; refrain
from participating, either directly or indirectly, in any form of cheating or plagiarism; and
adhere to the honor code;
● parents and family will actively support the honor code by encouraging their child(ren) to
foster and uphold a culture of academic integrity;
● staff will establish and annually teach expectations regarding academic integrity and
honesty; and promote the honor code.
A. Prohibited Behavior
1. Cheating: Cheating is an academic deception where a student intends in some way to
receive or attempt to receive credit for work not originated by the student, to give or
receive unauthorized assistance, or to give or receive an unfair advantage on any form of
academic work.
Cheating includes, but is not limited to:
● copying from another student’s examination, assignment, or other coursework
with or without permission;
● allowing another student to copy work without authorization from a teacher or
administrator;
● taking an examination, writing a paper, or completing any other assigned
academic task on another student’s behalf;
● using notes or resources in any form, including written or online, without
authorization;
● sharing or accepting from another, without authorization, any examination
content, questions, answers, or tips on an assessment or assignment through the
use of notes, scratch paper, social media, or any type of written, oral, or electronic
communication.

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 2. Plagiarism: Plagiarism is using passages, materials, words, ideas, and/or thoughts of
someone or something else and representing them as one's own original work without
properly crediting the source.
Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:
● copying text, images, charts, or other materials from digital or print sources
without proper citation;
● intentional misrepresentation of work as your own by paraphrasing of items from
digital or print sources without proper citation;
● using translation tools or resources to translate sentences or passages without
permission;
● using a thesis, hypothesis, or idea obtained from another source without proper
citation.
3. Falsification or Deceit: Intentional acts of falsification or serious deceitful misconduct
that threaten the health, safety, or welfare of others, or that cause a substantial detrimental
impact on school operations or other individuals are prohibited.
Falsification or deceit includes, but is not limited to:
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falsifying another person’s name on a school-related document such as a test or
report;
buying or selling test questions or answers;
copying secure test materials and providing the materials to others;
paying for or receiving anything of value to complete a school assignment.

B. Violations
Staff will intervene and reeducate students to promote positive change in student behavior.
Additionally, staff will address violations of this policy under Board Policy 4309, Student
Behavior – Code of Conduct, Levels I-11 (Honor Code) and Level II-1 (Falsification or Deceit)
as applicable.
Level I-11 (Honor Code) states: “All students are expected to adhere to the academic Honor
Code. Disciplinary consequences for violations of this policy will typically be consistent with
Level I violations.”
Level II-1 states that, “Intentional acts of falsification or serious deceitful misconduct that
threatens the health, safety, or welfare of others, or that cause a substantial detrimental impact on
school operations or other individuals, are prohibited.” A further description of Falsification or
Deceit is set forth above in this policy. be prepared to appropriately address violations of the
honor code when they occur. Disciplinary consequences for violations of this policy will
typically be consistent with Level I violations as described in Policy 4309: Student Behavior –

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 Code of Student Conduct. However, serious violations of the Honor Code may be addressed
under Rule II-1 Falsification or Deceit.
Also, if the violation will impact a student’s grade on an assignment, the school may impose
academic consequences according to the following criteria: (a) when reasonably possible, the
student will be expected to complete the assignment or an alternative assignment as determined
by the professional learning team (PLT) guidelines and will do so in an honest manner consistent
with the honor code, and (b) the student may receive full, partial, or no grading credit for the
assignment as determined by PLT guidelines approved by the principal. Guidelines will consider
the age of the student, the student’s performance on a repeated or alternative assignment, the
student’s number of violations of the Honor Code during the school year, and the gravity or level
of the violation.
In addition, if the violation may have impacted a student’s grade on an assignment or test, the
school may impose academic consequences. However, any academic consequence will be
addressed in a manner consistent with Policy 3400 – Evaluation of Student Progress with a
consistent focus on the student demonstrating their academic learning.
Violations of the Honor Code may impact eligibility for school privileges including but not
limited to athletic participation, honors, or awards. Further, this policy does not prevent
consequences from being imposed by other organizations or regulations.
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