07: Academic Honesty
Academic honesty protects learning. Students are expected to submit work that reflects their own understanding, use authorized resources appropriately, and give credit when using the words, ideas, images, code, or work of others.
The purpose of academic honesty expectations is not only to prevent cheating. It is to help students develop integrity, judgment, independence, and responsibility as learners.
Academic Honesty Expectations
Students must submit work that reflects their own learning. The following actions violate academic honesty:
- Copying or using another student’s work without permission.
- Plagiarizing, including the use of text, images, code, or ideas without proper credit.
- Sharing test information, answers, or assignment content without permission.
- Using unauthorized materials or technology on assignments, quizzes, or exams.
- Allowing others to copy work or enabling another student’s academic dishonesty.
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence tools may be used only when permitted by the teacher and consistent with the learning purpose of the assignment. Teachers may provide assignment-specific expectations for when AI or other tools are permitted. Misuse of AI includes, but is not limited to:
- submitting AI-generated work as the student’s own work;
- using AI to avoid the intended thinking, writing, practice, or demonstration of learning;
- using AI when a teacher has prohibited it;
- failing to disclose or cite AI use when disclosure is required;
- using AI to complete assessments or assignments in a way that misrepresents the student’s learning.
Responses to Academic Dishonesty
- Responses may include reteaching, revision, reassessment, loss of credit, parent/guardian contact, or disciplinary action, depending on the circumstances and applicable grading expectations.
- Academic consequences should be connected to the learning task and should be applied consistent with course expectations, school grading practices, Board policy, and applicable student protections.
- Serious, repeated, or intentional violations may also be addressed under Board Policy 7:190.
References
- Board Policy 7:190 – Student Behavior