Let's Be Honest...

Students come to school to learn. Learning can happen in many ways, but the only way to SHOW what you have learned is through YOUR OWN work on individual assignments or YOUR SHARE of group work. The Board of Trustees of the Fullerton School District believes that students must honestly demonstrate their knowledge and skills when they are assigned work to be completed individually, while taking tests, and when representing themselves, their team, or their school in competitive situations. 

Academic Dishonesty means...

• When working alone, do your own work--do NOT share your work with others.

• When working in a group, do your share and cooperate. 

• When taking a test, keep your eye on your own paper and do not talk during a test. 

• When playing a game, play by the rules and be fair. 

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Remember these rules:

• Do your own work. Copying from a book, CD Rom, internet site, or from someone else's work is plagiarism. It does not show what YOU know. 

• Show what YOU can do. Taking credit for someone else's work or giving your work to someone else is dishonest. 

• Share the work when you're assigned to a group. Being uncooperative makes others work for you and keeps you from learning all you can. 

Be a person of INTEGRITY!

Cheating hurts everyone--in school, in sports and in life. 

IF YOU NEED HELP...

TELL A PARENT OR TEACHER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THEY CAN GIVE YOU GOOD IDEAS AND FIND WAYS TO MAKE THE LEARNING EASIER. YOU'LL BE READY TO SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW AND YOU'LL FEEL GREAT BECAUSE YOU'VE LEARNED IT YOURSELF!

Here are the procedures/consequences for offenses in the 7th and 8th grades...

First Offense--Classroom Teacher

1. Student will not receive credit on the assignment. 

2. Parent(s) will be notified either through a phone call or detention notice. 

3. Student will receive an N or U in citizenship*

4. Additional consequence or intervention consistent with classroom discipline plan will be assigned. 

5. Notice of infraction will be sent to the office. 

Second Offense--Classroom Teacher

1. No credit will be given on the assignment. 

2. Parent conference will be held. 

3. Student will receive a U in citizenship.*

4. Notice of infraction will be sent to the office. 

5. Upon receipt of second notice of infraction from the class, an administrator, counselor, or designee will meet with the student. Additional consequences may be assigned. 

6. Additional consequence or intervention consistent with school-wide discipline plan will be assigned. 

Third Offense--Classroom Teacher/Administrator

1. No credit will be given on the assignment. 

2. Parent conference will be held. 

3. Student will receive a U in citizenship.*

4. Notice of infraction will be sent to the office. 

5. Mandatory 2-day suspension will be imposed. 

6. Additional consequence or intervention consistent with school-wide discipline plan will be assigned. 

7. Upon receipt of third notice of infraction from the class, an administrator, counselor, or designee will meet with the student. Additional consequences may be assigned. 

Fourth Offense--Classroom Teacher/Administrator

Any additional incidents of cheating will result in loss of school privileges and possible further progressive disciplinary action by administrator or designee. 

* N or U in citizenship may result in loss of membership in such activities as National Junior Honor Society, Student Council, removal from Teacher Assistant assignments, or athletic programs. 

Record of offenses will be maintained on an annual basis. There will be no carry-over of incidents to succeeding years. Records of cheating incidents will become part of the student's discipline file and would only be noted in the student's cumulative record if assigned consequences included suspension.