Intellectual Honesty Policy 

Authentic learning occurs when students create and demonstrate their own knowledge. Plagiarism, which is substituting or presenting the ideas or work of others as your own, is a serious academic offence and will be dealt with by the teacher and school administration.

Teacher's Responsibility

• Make students aware of the Intellectual Honesty standards at Bishop Pinkham School.
• Teach students how to incorporate research into their work.
• Teach students how to correctly reference and cite information.
• Carefully plan and supervise tests and exams.
• Communicate intellectual dishonesty to administration and parents/guardians

Student's Responsibility

To be intellectually honest a student must:

A.     For tests or examinations:

• refrain from copying another's answers;
• use only materials or equipment that has been approved for use during a test or exam;
• refrain from communication of any form to fellow students. 

B.     For papers, assignments, or presentations:

• create and submit for marks, original work that has been completed through their own or their group's effort(s);
• credit the creative and intellectual efforts of others (cite sources/information). 

Failure to comply with the above will be treated as Academic Misconduct, which includes but is not limited to:

• Cheating or helping others cheat. Forms of cheating may include, but are not limited to the use of unauthorized materials and/or services, online translating services, sharing answers, plagiarism, communicating with others: whispering, passing notes, signaling, exchanging papers, text messaging
• Writing quizzes, tests, or exams for others
• Using calculators/electronic devices inappropriately
• Tampering with or attempting to tamper with grades or class records 

Consequences of Intellectual Dishonesty

Academic Misconduct is a serious offence. Penalties include, but are not limited to:

• Parental contact by administration
• School suspension
• Suspension to CBE student services