Cheating Policy
Arroyo High School urges students to conduct themselves ethically and honorably. It is expected that the grade a student earns is based upon work that the student has performed. Cheating is dishonest. It harms you and it harms the other students who do not cheat. We, therefore, will not condone nor will we tolerate any student submitting work that is not produced solely by the student’s own initiative.
The following behaviors may be considered as possible acts of cheating: plagiarism, talking during an exam, copying another’s test/assignment, allowing others to copy your work, roving eyes, open books or notebooks during an exam, crib sheets/ cheat sheets, passing notes during an exam, copying disks and printing another student’s work, having someone do your assignment for you (homework, project, book report), stealing exams, selling exams, altering a grade (in grade book, on a computer, on a report card), taking an exam for someone else, using bribery/blackmail/threats, intimidation in pursuit of a better grade.
CATEGORY ONE OFFENSE
-copying homework-cheat sheets/notes
-roving eyes – talking during a test
-plagiarism-any other clear observance of cheating
FIRST OFFENSE
TEACHER ACTION
Teacher will:
-Give the student a grade of “0” or “F” or “ch”.
-Grade machine treats a “ch” as a “0” and will allow you to keep track of the number of offenses. No make-up will be allowed for the assignment
-Send home a form letter/progress report concerning the cheating (triplicate)
-Notify the counselor via a referral and a copy of the letter/progress report sent home
-Option to lower the citizenship grade to a “4”
COUNSELOR ACTION
Counselor will:
-If student has a history of prior cheating the counselor will contact the parent/guardian for a conference and will place the cheating referral in the student’s cumulative file.
-Assign the student to “ICE” for 1 or 2 days, or assign Saturday School/detention
SECOND OFFENSE
TEACHER ACTION
Teacher will:
-All of the above
-Send student to counselor
COUNSELOR ACTION
Counselor will:
-Assign Saturday School or ICE
-Place referral in student’s discipline file
-Place copy of cheating referral in cumulative file
-Notify student and parent that child is ineligible to take further Honors or AP classes
-Students will be ineligible for awards and scholarships
THIRD OFFENSE
TEACHER ACTION
Teacher will:
-See second offense
COUNSELOR ACTION
Counselor will:
-All of the above
-Suspend student(ICE)
-Have a parent conference
-Refer student to Asst. Principal for further discipline
-Remove student from class
-Notify student and parent that a letter of “NO CONFIDENCE” will be attached to the student’s transcripts
One or more of the following may occur:
-Depending upon the frequency or seriousness of the prior acts, the student may be suspended for up to five days.
-Dropped from the class with an “F”
-Place the student on academic probation during which period the following could occur:
-Restrict student from participation in extra and/or co-curricular activities
-Exclude student from receiving letters of recommendation from school personnel
-Student may be recommended for alternative programs
-Student may be recommended for expulsion
CATEGORY TWO OFFENSE
-stealing exams
-selling exams
-receiving stolen exams
-forging transcripts/report cards
-altering grades in a teacher’s record book or computer
-turning in someone else’s work as your own
-hiring/having someone to do your projects/papers/etc.
-using bribery/blackmail/threat/intimidation in pursuit of a better grade
FIRST OFFENSE
TEACHER ACTION
Teacher will:
-Give the student a grade of “0” or “F” or “ch”. Grade machine treats a “ch” as a “0” and will allow you to keep track of the number of offenses. No make-up will be allowed for the assignment.
-Send home a form letter/progress report concerning the cheating (triplicate)
-Notify the counselor via a referral and a copy of the letter sent home
-Option to lower the citizenship grade to a “4”
COUNSELOR ACTION
Counselor will:
-The counselor will suspend the student from one to five days
-The counselor will contact the parent/guardian for a conference and place the cheating referral in the student’s cumulative file
-Conduct an investigation whereby the student may be dropped from the class with an “F” grade
-If reasonable, revoke student privileges – sports, dances, class office, clubs, library use, no Grad Night.
If a senior, not marching at graduation, no recommendation letters
SECOND OFFENSE
All of the above plus see Category One, Third Offense.
