“Unwilling to settle…”     Kurt Hahn

Jim Lambert, Principal      Rachel Wilson, Student Council President

 

ACADEMIC HONOR CODE

 

Introduction

The administration and faculty of Fredonia High School are dedicated to teaching academic skills and fostering integrity in our students. Today’s students are tomorrow's leaders, and must recognize, understand, and practice ethical behavior. This policy is established to guide students toward acceptable conduct in the academic setting. Each teacher may also address the integrity of doing one's own work as it applies to a specific course.

 

FHS students will:

 

To plagiarize is to use the work, ideas, or words of someone else without giving that person credit.  Plagiarism may involve using someone else’s wording without using quotation marks, a distinctive name, a phrase, a sentence, or an entire passage or essay.  The issue of plagiarism applies to any type of work, including exams, papers, or other writing, computer programs, art, photography, or video. Language translators of any type may not be used without teacher permission.

 

Never Engage in Inappropriate Collaboration

Close collaboration on academic work requires acknowledgment. Inappropriate collaboration involves working with someone else in developing, organizing, or revising a project (such as a paper, an oral presentation, a research project, or a take-home examination) without acknowledging that person’s help. Talking during a testing session is also a form of inappropriate collaboration.  Specific policies regarding collaborative work, peer review, use of tutors, and editing may vary by teacher.

 

Never Demonstrate Dishonesty in Examinations (In-Class or Take-Home)

An examination is to be solely a student’s own work, unless otherwise directed by the instructor.  No communication is allowed between or among students, nor are students allowed to consult books, papers, study aids or notes, without permission.  Cheating includes, but is not limited to, copying from another’s paper, giving unauthorized assistance, obtaining unauthorized advance knowledge of questions to an examination, having, using or attempting to use unauthorized aids (books, notes, calculators and other electronic aids or persons) on tests, quizzes, homework, papers, or projects; writing formulas, notes, or anything on desk, paper, hands, or clothing to be used or actually used on the assignment or test; talking during a testing session;  having a copy of the test or answers to the test; providing specific information about a test to someone who has not yet taken the test.  Specific policies regarding examinations may vary by teacher.

 

Never Demonstrate Dishonesty in Producing Papers

Students are prohibited from submitting any material prepared by or purchased from another person or company. All papers and materials submitted for a course must be the student’s original work, unless the sources are otherwise cited.

 

Never Present Work Done for One Course then Submit to Another Without Permission

Students may not present the same work in more than one course. Under exceptional circumstances, teachers may permit a significant piece of research to satisfy requirements in two classes. However, both teachers must agree in advance to this arrangement. Students are reminded that when incorporating their own past research into current projects, they need to reference such previous work.

 

Never Engage in Interference with Other Students’ Work

Students may not intentionally interfere with the work of others by sabotaging laboratory experiments or research, giving misleading information, or disrupting class work.

parents informed by the principal.

parents informed by the principal; ineligible for any honor roll for the current quarter.