Anacortes High School Academic Dishonesty Policy We believe students at AHS are responsible for their own work, created and intended for the particular class in which the student is enrolled and from which the assignment is given. Academic Dishonesty is defined as a student’s use of unauthorized assistance with intent to deceive the teacher who will be evaluating the student’s work. Examples of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to, the following: *Cheating involves the possession, communication, or use of information, materials, notes, study aids or other devices not authorized by the teacher. *Plagiarism is the act of using another person’s words or ideas without giving credit to that person. *Complicity involves knowingly contributing to another’s acts of academic dishonesty. Students who have committed academic dishonesty will be subject to academic sanctions cumulative over four years of high school. *First Offense: The infraction will be documented online in Skyward as a warning. The student will receive no credit on the assignment. Teachers and/or departments may have additional consequences and requirements. An administrator will meet with the student and a parent conference may be requested. *Second Offense: The infraction will be documented online in Skyward as Forgery/Cheating/Plagiarism and will result in other disciplinary actions. The student will receive no credit on the assignment. The Counseling Department will likely report the offense to college admissions. Teachers and/or departments may have additional consequences and requirements. A parent conference will be required. *Third Offense: Additional corrective exceptional misconduct actions may apply, as well as short or long term suspension, denial of credit, and removal from the course with a failing grade. This will automatically result in the Counseling Department reporting the academic misconduct to college admissions, when requested. *
