ACADEMIC DISHONESTY POLICY

Batavia High School believes that learning best occurs in an atmosphere of academic honesty in which students have developed a high sense of responsibility and exhibit a high standard of integrity. Batavia High School will not tolerate nor condone academic dishonesty.

Definition of Cheating/Academic Dishonesty – Cheating occurs when a student obtains or assists others in obtaining credit for work that is not his/her own.

  • After a student has been found to be academically dishonest, they will face both academic and behavioral interventions.  

ACADEMIC INTERVENTIONS

All Offenses Teacher places student on the Department/Course Remediation Process

  • Student completes the process by the teacher-given deadline and earns the new grade

OR

  • Student fails to complete the process and earns a zero for the assignment

 

BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS

1st Offense Teacher Steps

  • Teacher records incident via PowerSchool (Intervention Log) for documentation purposes
  • Parent and/or student conference with teacher
  • Clarify/re-teach expectations with student
2nd Offense Discipline Referral completed and sent to Dean of Students

  • Teacher completes a referral via PowerSchool for documentation purposes
  • Loss of Privileges (can include social consequences, directed Bulldog Hour, etc.)
  • Character Development discussion/curriculum with the dean
3rd Offense Discipline Referral completed and sent to Assistant Principal for Curriculum & Instruction

  • Teacher completes a referral via PowerSchool for documentation purposes
  • Notification to staff regarding letters of recommendations (college, scholarship, etc.)
  • Possible exclusion from Senior Honors Night, National Honor Society, etc.
  • Possible loss of scholarships from Batavia Foundation for Educational Excellence or BEA

 

UPCOMING EVENTS


Half Day Student Attendance

Thursday, Oct 9th

No Student Attendance

Friday, Oct 10th

No Student Attendance

Monday, Oct 13th

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