| The well being
of the school community depends on each student's accepting
responsibility for his or her personal conduct in both social and
academic endeavors. In this regard, students are expected to attend Troy
ready to learn and in their learning demonstrate the ability to discern
right from wrong. A student's moral awareness as it applies to the
academic environment is foundational to his or her success at Troy where
the student must engage in an honest and integral pursuit of knowledge.
Academic honesty requires that students produce work that is their own
work. In contrast, academic dishonesty is a student's attempt to claim
and show possession of knowledge and/or skills that he or she does not
possess. |
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| Academic
Dishonesty |
| The following
actions are reflective of academic dishonesty and are subject to
disciplinary action by teacher, school, and/or district. Some offenses
may be criminal in nature and therefore prosecutable under local, state,
or federal laws. |
- Using dishonest,
deceptive or fraudulent means to obtain or attempt to obtain credit
for academic work;
- Using notes, aids, or
another student's assistance to complete a test, a project or other
assignment in a way other than that expressly permitted by the
teacher. Unless otherwise directed by the teacher, students should
accomplish all assignments individually;
- Looking at another
student's test, answer sheet, or other materials;
- Talking during a test.
The teacher cannot be expected to determine the content of a private
conversation between students, therefore, all talking during tests
is considered cheating;
- Copying from or allowing
another student to copy from a test, homework, or other course
work-which is not intended to be collaborative in nature;
Tampering with an instructor's records of grades or scores;
Abusing the privilege of Internet access as stated in Troy High
School's Policy for Use of the Internet;
- Accessing, deleting,
modifying, transferring, or receiving of computerized files without
authorization of the teacher. Although a student may authorize
another student to copy or transfer electronic files, this action is
considered cheating if effected without teacher permission;
- Plagiarizing materials;
that is taking the specific or general substance of another person's
work and offering it as one's own work without giving credit to the
original author. Plagiarizing encompasses omitting quotation marks
for directly quoted material, omitting bibliographic references
either in the text or on a source page appended at the end of the
assignment, and/or paraphrasing an author without giving credit to
that author for use of his or her ideas. Paraphrasing is the
student's use of an author's idea by rewording and/or rearranging
that author's original text;
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| Responsibilities
of Students, Parents Teachers and Administrators |
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The student
is expected to uphold the spirit and the letter of this policy both
philosophically and behaviorally in completing all school-related tests,
quizzes, projects, reports, homework assignments or in-class
assignments. No assignment is exempted from this policy. |
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The parent
is expected to adopt the philosophical wholesomeness of this policy and
uphold the spirit and the letter of it by reviewing it with his or her
student and encouraging the student to practice academic honesty
throughout the student's years at Troy High School. |
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The Teacher is
expected to review with the students the policy of academic honesty at
the beginning of each semester and other times during the year as he or
she deems it appropriate. The teacher is also expected to enforce the
policy in all instances of academic dishonesty following the process as
outlined below. |
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The administrator is
expected to support the spirit of academic honesty with students,
parents, counselors, teachers and other staff members in conferences and
in each classroom. Disciplinary action taken with students concerning
the Academic Honesty Policy will follow the process as outlined below. |
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| Process for
Disciplinary Action |
| The process
whereby a student will be punished for infraction of the Academic
Honesty Policy shall include the following steps: |
- The student will be
confronted by the teacher of the class where the infraction occurs.
- The administration will
be alerted.
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- The teacher or
administrator will contact the parent to state the issue, review
this policy, and explain disciplinary consequences.
- Disciplinary action will
be effected by the school. Any disciplinary action, which the parent
may choose to take, is separate from the disciplinary action taken
by the school or district.
- Infractions will be
recorded on the student's permanent discipline file.
- Local, state or federal
law enforcement officials will be alerted in the event that the
infraction is of a criminal nature.
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| Disciplinary
Action For Student Violation Of the Academic Honesty Policy |
| Note: A teacher
may choose to handle the academic honesty infraction himself or herself
or refer it in written form to the administrative office. If referred,
however, the infraction becomes a permanent part of the student's
disciplinary record and appropriate discipline will be enforced.
Teachers and administrators reserve the right to respond to the wrong
doing with punitive action of varying severity including temporary
suspension or permanent removal of the student from the class, school,
or special program depending on the nature of the infarction and the
number of previous infractions. Consequences for a student's involvement
in an act of academic dishonesty will include one or more of the
following actions: |
- The student will receive an automatic zero (failing grade) on the
assignment or test; no make-up work will be offered to compensate
for the zero.
- The student will be dropped from the class with no credit if the
student is involved in an act of academic dishonesty in the class
where he or she is a student aide;
- The student will serve a 4-hour Saturday School. The student will
receive a "U" (unsatisfactory) in citizenship on the
semester grade report;
- The student will be dropped from the National Honor Society (NHS)
if the student is a member of that organization;
- The student will be dropped from the California Scholarship
Federation (CSF) if the student is a member of that organization;
- The student may face suspension from extra-curricular activities
including sports programs;
- The student may face suspension from Troy High School;
- The student may face expulsion from the Fullerton Joint Union High
School District;
- The student may be removed from the course with a grade of
"F" (failure).
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