Reseda High School

Los Angeles Unified School District-C

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY GUIDELINES

These guidelines support the belief of the Reseda High School community that the goal of an education is not merely academic learning but is also the development of a strong and admirable character.  These guidelines are designed to assist students, teachers, parents, and administrators in promoting honesty in all aspects of schoolwork.  We hope to enable students to acquire honor and self-respect and to experience genuine academic achievement.

YOU ARE CHEATING IF YOU:

• copy or allow to be copied ANY course assignment or homework by any method.
• use any unauthorized help on any quiz, test, or exam or any assignment or homework..
• steal, possess, or view a copy of any quiz, test, or examination (or their answers)
• give or receive unauthorized help on a quiz, test, examination, or ANY school assignment, project, or homework.
• take ANYONE else’s work and turn it in as if it is your own work.
• while working as a student aide, change or alter someone else’s work, or grades.
• plagiarize, meaning you submit material written or designed by someone else without giving the author/creator credit or naming the source, or if you submit work created by family, friends or tutors, and pretend it is your own work.

CONSEQUENCES OF CHEATING:

Acts of cheating occurring in the classroom are subject to penalties established by the classroom teacher. Incidents may also be referred to the Counseling Office. Sanctions may include but are not limited to:

1.      Reduced or failing grade.

2.      Notification of parents.

3.      Suspension from school.

4.      Parent conference.

5.      Exclusion from school activities such as graduation activities, dances, sporting events, field trips and the like.

6.      Referral to the Dean’s Office for repetitive or flagrant acts.

7.      Refusal of the teacher to write letters of recommendation.

USE THESE STRATEGIES  INSTEAD OF CHEATING:

1.   When you are falling behind in a class, ask for help from your teacher, your counselor, after school tutors, department chair, school administrator, and your parents or family.

2.   Ask successful students to share their study habit methods, rather than copying their work.

3.   Ask your teacher to organize study groups before important quizzes, tests, and exams.

4.   Accept the fact that learning often requires serious, time consuming, challenging and sometimes very tedious work.

Honesty  Integrity  Trust