­ CASS CITY HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY
 
The  faculty and administration of Cass City High School  support an academic  integrity policy  that will
ensure the honesty of all student work.
 
Academic  integrity  is  a  general  term  that  incorporates numerous  elements  of  student  activities  such  as
research, written and oral reports, homework,  tests and quizzes, as well as  technological resources.   All
currently  available  forms  of  media  fall  under  the  academic  integrity  policy.    Failure  to  demonstrate
academic honesty will result in an escalating series of consequences as defined by the Academic Integrity
Committee.
 
Cass City High School Definition of Plagiarism
 
Regardless of  intent,  the failure  to provide proper recognition of  the content’s origination  is plagiarism. 
Plagiarism  is the use of someone else’s ideas or work without  including appropriate acknowledgment of
that work.   This  definition  relates  to  all  forms of media  from books, magazines, web  sites,  interviews,
periodicals, radio, television, to other recorded media, such as compact discs or tapes.  All student work
must be the result of the student’s own efforts or the original author must be referenced.
 
Examples of Plagiarism:
­  Using material in its original format with no or little modifications without referencing
­  Whole and/or partial copying, translating or paraphrasing without proper citation
­  Direct quotation of a reference source without quotation marks or the source cited
­  Copying information and/or software without referencing the original author or owner
 
Examples of Cheating:
­  Discussing test or quiz materials with other students
­  Copying answers during an exam or quiz
­  Copying tests or quizzes
­  Allowing a student to copy answers
­  Copying of student notes or projects

External collaboration on a project intended as an individual project
­  The use of the same work in more than one course without prior approval of the instructor
­  Passing answers to another student on a calculator
­  Using translators without teacher approval on homework, quizzes or tests.
­  Using whole or partial internet-generated essays
­  Using peer or parent feedback verbatim for corrections and/or revisions
 
Suggestions to Students:
 
Keep all your research and drafts to demonstrate effort and progress of projects and papers
 
Seek assistance from a proof-reader for your work  if you are not sure how  to handle a resource or referencing example. 
Students must make their own corrections or revisions.
 
Talk  to your  teachers.   Every class has  its own unique  requirements and  expectations.   Ask your  teacher BEFORE you
turn in a project, paper or activity if you have questions.
 
Seek  the resources of  the Library and Media Center for acceptable examples of how  to reference all sources of research
and the correct format for your project.  The examples are also on the Media Center’s web page for you to use from home.
 
A student who allows his work to be copied is also guilty of cheating and will also receive a zero.
 
Consequences for the Failure to Adhere to the Academic Integrity Policy:
 
The  student will  receive  a grade of  zero  and  notification of  the  incident will be made  to  the parents.   The  student  can
appeal the zero by requesting to meet with the Academic Integrity Committee within two school days.  The student must
request the meeting through his teacher, who will not sit on the review committee.
 
Students and  their parents will be requested at all student reviews; however, attendance  is not mandatory.   Decisions by
the Academic Integrity Committee will be made within two school days.