Yscp Academic Honesty Policy Analysis

YSCP Academic Honesty Policy

Purpose/Philosophy

Academic honesty and personal integrity are fundamental components of a student’s education and character development. Young Scholars Central PA Charter School is committed to advancing the pursuit of intellectual excellence and to sustaining the highest standards and expectations for academic integrity among all students and will ensure that all YSCP students are aware of what this entails.

While It is expected that all students enrolled in the school will submit work of their own that is appropriately referenced, it is necessary to give guidelines as to what this means and what the consequences will be.

At YSCP It is considered that promoting academic honesty is also the responsibility of

Administering a lower or failing grade

Placing a temporary or permanent notation on the student’s academic record indicating academic misconduct.

Appendix A

Malpractice: Malpractice is defined as behavior that results in, or may result in, a student gaining an unfair advantage in one or more assessment components.

Plagiarism is any use of another individual’s ideas, words, or work without giving him/her appropriate credit.

Collusion is helping another student to be academically dishonest, possibly by allowing them to copy their work.

Cheating is using dishonest means in an attempt to obtain credit for academic work. The following offenses, including, but not limited to those below, are considered examples of cheating:

Using/providing notes, documents, answers, aids, or helping another student on any assessment (i.e. test, quiz, exam, etc.) or assignment unless expressly permitted by the teacher. This includes persons outside of the school building.

Utilizing communication/electronic devices to send or obtain unauthorized information

Looking at another student’s paper, talking during an assessment, or violating any other expressed directions given by the