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Academic Honesty Code
To uphold the integrity of the SITHS assessment process as well as preserve the fairness of the system as far as possible, students at Staten Island Technical High School are expected to adhere to the school's Academic Honesty Code at all times. When assessments are conducted or projects assigned, it is the school's assumption that the teacher in-charge of the class will be evaluating authentic student work produced by the individual whose name appears on that assignment.

Academic honesty is taken very seriously by the school administration, faculty, parents, students, colleges and universities. Students are expected to know what academic behaviors are acceptable and which are not. Ignorance of the rules is not an excuse. Student work is to be completed solely by the individual unless the instructor specifically states that cooperative work is acceptable. Infractions of the schoolwide Academic Honesty Code will result in disciplinary action. A student who violates the code will face disciplinary action based on his / her behavior and not what he / she "intended" to do. It should be noted that it is the student's teacher who decides the requirements and rubric grading standards for any assignment. Therefore, when a clarification on such an assignment is required, it becomes the student's responsibility to consult with that teacher. We bly encourage all student members to report any violations of the code to either the subject area teacher or department Assistant Principal.

A student is in violation of the SITHS Academic Honesty Code when he / she:

  • Secures copies of an exam, scoring device, or answers to an exam prior to sitting for the exam
  • Copies from another's exam paper during an examination
  • Provides another student with answers or copies of examination questions (verbally, signed, or written).
  • Bribes another person to obtain an exam that is to be administered
  • Substitutes for another student or permits another student to substitute for one's self to take an exam
  • Represents the product of someone else's creativity as his / her own work
  • Uses material during a test which is not authorized by the person giving the exam
  • Duplicates another student's work for submission as one's own work
  • Has someone else prepare his / her homework, paper, project, laboratory report or take-home examination.
  • Permits another student to copy his / her homework, paper, project, computer program, laboratory report or take-home examination other than for a teacher-approved collaborative effort.
  • Intends to obtain credit for work not one's own.
  • Collaborates with another student during the exam without authorization.
  • Knowingly uses, buys, sells, steals, transports, or solicits, in whole or part, the contents of an unadministered exam
(Adapted from Glenbrook South Academic Dishonesty Code)

PENALTIES & RECOURSE FOR ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

At the beginning of each semester, homeroom teachers will distribute to students a copy of the SITHS Academic Honesty Code which should be discussed and reinforced by each subject class teacher.

I. Cheating � Infractions relating to the schoolwide Academic Honesty Code may result in

disciplinary action as indicated in the Citywide Standards of Discipline and

Intervention Measures booklet in addition to the actions noted below.

If during an examination a student is found to be cheating, the subject class teacher must change the individual's seat and allow him or her to finish the exam. Under no circumstances should a student not be allowed to take the written exam. If the student's grade on the exam is less than 54%, the student will be given the lower grade he or she earned. When a student's grade proves to be higher than 54%, the student will be awarded a coded grade of 54%. Any subsequent offenses by a student in the same subject class would result in an automatic zero for that exam in question. The teacher must record all cheating occurrences in his or her roll book and notify the student's parent at such time.

All repeated occurrences within a subject class will be brought by the teacher in writing to the attention of the school's National Honor Society (NHS) as well as the Dean. This action may result in the student being denied access into NHS as well as a school suspension (see NYC DOE Disciplinary Code).

If cheating is determined to have occurred outside the classroom setting then disciplinary action as indicated in the Citywide Standards of Discipline and Intervention Measures booklet may be enforced.

II. Plagiarism -

SITHS Review Board � If a teacher determines that a student's work has been plagiarized because a primary source cannot be produced, then the student's parents may request on behalf of the student that a review board review the case. If the SITHS' Review Board accepts the case, then the:

  • Student must identify and provide copies of primary source materials and specific references cited
  • Teacher submits 3 - 5 samples of prior written work produced by the student to subject area AP.
  • Subject area AP requires the student to sit for an in-house written task.
  • SITHS Review Board (consisting of the subject area AP and two department teachers) will ask for a clarification of all issues being raised by the subject area teacher as well as examine the written work in question, review samples of prior written work submitted, evaluate the in-house writing sample and consult records and other experiences with previous teachers.
  • SITHS will conduct with the student a Text-based Discussion pertaining to the written Work / Concepts Presented (Student may request the presence of a Silent Advocate.) in an attempt to account for this �leap in intelligence,�
All repeated occurrences within a subject class will be brought by the teacher in writing to the attention of the school's National Honor Society (NHS) as well as the Dean. This action may result in the student being denied access into NHS as well as a school suspension (see NYC DOE Disciplinary Code).
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