ACADEMICS

LEE HIGH SCHOOL CODE OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

Lee High School provides a learning environment in which all students are treated fairly.  Cheating and plagiarism, in addition to being unethical, disadvantage students who behave honestly and take pride in their academic accomplishments.  Cheating and plagiarism, discussed below, are strictly prohibited at Lee High School, in keeping with the Lancer Code of Conduct. Violation of the Lee High School Code of Academic Integrity will result in loss of good standing status.

Cheating encompasses, but is not limited to, the following:

• Attempted cheating.
• Willful giving or receiving of an unauthorized, unfair, dishonest, or unscrupulous advantage in school work over other students. Some examples are: deception; the use of talking, signs, or gestures during a quiz or test; copying from another student or allowing another student to copy; passing test or quiz information to members of another class period; unauthorized use of electronic translators, study aids, notes, books, tutors, data or other information.

Plagiarizing encompasses, but is not limited to, the following:

• Presenting as one’s own, the works or opinions of someone else without proper acknowledgement through documentation and bibliography/works cited page.
• Borrowing of the sequence of ideas, the arrangement of materials, or the pattern of thought of someone else without proper acknowledgement.