Procedures for Violations of Academic Integrity Guidelines
The following procedure establishes a clear, fair and consistent process for handling infractions of the guidelines and authorizes an Academic Integrity Committee to hear appeals when deemed appropriate by an administrative director.
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1st offense, cheating as defined in academic integrity policy. Once the teacher has determined the student cheated he or she will:
- Meet with the student to explain the error
- Document the cheating and notify the dean, counselor and parent (for every infraction)
- Make a record of the problem/assign a fail for the assignment
- Re-teach the rules of plagiarism, the academic integrity guidelines, options for documentation, and/or clarify expectations for class work/group work
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- Dean receives report from teacher, records evidence of a violation of academic integrity guidelines in student file, and may choose to also consult with the student.
- Deans’ Office enters notice in student file.
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2nd offense, cheating as defined in academic integrity policy:
- The teacher will document the cheating and notifies the dean, counselor and parent
- Student receives a fail on the assignment (specific consequences in addition to a fail may be noted on the teacher’s classroom guidelines)
- Student receives U in work habits for the next grading period
- Student will be warned that another infraction will affect letters of recommendation and graduation honors, including valedictorian status
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- Dean and counselor maintain record of student violation.
- Dean assigns detention or suspension depending on the nature of the infraction and the student’s discipline record.
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3rd offense, cheating as defined in academic integrity policy:
- The teacher will document the cheating and notifies the dean, counselor and parent
- Student receives a fail on the assignment
- Teachers and counselors will not recommend the student to honors classes nor write letters of recommendation to colleges with regard to the student’s academic integrity
- Counselors will exclude the student from the list of valedictorian or other academic honors awarded seniors
- In response to a request from the dean and counselor, teacher will provide input concerning the behavior and performance in his or her class. This information will remain confidential and included in the dean and counselor records.
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- Dean and counselor receive the name of a student three times for violating guidelines (three times total, not just from one teacher); the counselor will request input from the student’s teachers in preparation for a conference to determine the appropriate consequence.
- The dean, counselor and teacher will recommend the appropriate consequence:
- Suspension
- Student Contract
- Exclusion from graduation ceremonies
- Denial of recommendation for honor’s placement or department/school awards
- Rescission of recommendations already made to college/university
- Any transgression serious enough to warrant dismissal will immediately be referred to the appropriate administrator.
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Referral to Academic Integrity Appeals Committee:
A student who believes that the accusation and/or consequence is unjustified, may request, through his/her counselor an appeal of the matter.
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Academic Integrity Appeals Committee Actions:
An administrative director will review requests for appeals and, if appropriate and necessary, convene the appeals committee to consider decision of the dean, counselor and teacher.
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The Academic Integrity Appeals Committee will be organized and monitored by an administrative director of instruction and an administrative director of student services. The committee will consist of (but is not limited to) a counselor, teacher (preferably retired or out of classroom), administrator, parent (preferably of a graduate), classified staff member and a dean and be modeled on the Attendance Appeals Committee
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