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714-5700
(703) 714-5797 FAX
Parents
and Students:
Writing plays a crucial role in developing college and university-level
skills. At
Teachers will check
student papers for plagiarism through a variety of means, including but not
limited to personal research and plagiarism detection software offered by Turnitin.com. Teachers will use such reviews to
instruct students regarding appropriate use of secondary source materials. In
the case of clear plagiarism, however, discipline (including failing grades)
may be imposed. Turnitin.com review includes a
comparison of student papers to documents in a reference database, the Internet
and other available sources. Submitted papers will become part of the
Turnitin.com database for plagiarism detection.
Students and parents
agree that by submitting student papers for grading and credit, they understand
and agree to this review of their papers. Students who do not submit
their paper will not receive credit for assignments.
Students must abide by
the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) when
working on FCPS computers, regardless of whether they are using Turnitin.com or other programs.
If you have questions
or
concerns, please contact the main office and they will direct your call to the
appropriate administrator.
Sincerely,
The McLean High School
Administrative Staff