Academic Integrity/Plagiarism Policy (Point)

Plagiarism and cheating is not acceptable at Prairie Point. It is important that students reflect their true understanding and mastery of the academic content through their work in order for their teacher to have a true assessment of their learning. Academic dishonesty, cheating, or plagiarism involves an attempt by a student to present another’s work as his or her own.

Cheating and Plagiarism includes but is not necessarily limited to:

• Copying or giving an assignment to a student to be copied unless specifically permitted by the teacher.
• Submitting another student’s work as your own.
• An act of using the exact words, a close paraphrase, or a unique idea from another person’s writing without correct citation.
• Submissions of any work that is not the students.
• Use of unauthorized material including textbooks, notes, calculators, or computer programs during an examination or on a major project.
• Supplying or communicating in any way unauthorized material including notes, textbooks, calculators, or computer programs on a major project.
• Unauthorized access to an exam or answers to an exam.

Consequences will be determined by the severity of the offense and whether or not the student is a repeat offender. Prairie Middle and Ninth Grade Academy School Administration will determine consequences for cheating and/or plagiarism.