Hopkins School District #270

Any action taken with the intention of obtaining credit for work which is not one's own is considered academic dishonesty. The action may include, but not limited to, the following:

• Submitting another student's work as one's own work.
• Obtaining or accepting a copy of tests or scoring devices.
• Giving or obtaining test questions or answers from a member of another class.
• Copying from another student's test or computer file, or allowing another student to copy during a test or computer program.
• Using materials which are not permitted during a test.
• Plagiarism (presenting as one's own material copied without adequate documentation from a published source).
• Copying or having someone other than the student prepare the student's homework, paper, project, laboratory report, computer program or take-home test for which credit is given.
• Permitting another student to copy or writing another student's homework, project, report, paper, and computer program or take-home test.
• Accessing restricted computer files without teacher authorization.
• Copying materials including computer software, in violation of the copyright law.

Consequence: The instructor has the right to reduce the grade, schedule a conference with the parent/guard and/or refer to administration.

Information regarding violations of academic honesty will become part of the student's discipline file.

Last updated by the Administration Team - 9/2010