1. Cheating and Plagiarism
OakLeaf High School
Science
Cheating and Plagiarism

2. It is cheating to: Copy homework Give homework to copy
Copy from another’s test or quiz
Allow someone to copy from your test or quiz

3. It is cheating to: Text/photo a test or quiz to anyone
Receive such information
Tell or ask the answers to a question
Steal a test
Study from a stolen test

4. It is cheating to:
Tell someone in a later class what’s on the test or quiz (or ask)
Use or possess cheat sheets
“Check an answer” on someone else’s paper
Take home work that was for in-class only

5. Plagiarism
When you write a paper, you must give credit to the person from whom you got the information.
“Plagiarism—failing to acknowledge our debts to others—is using others’ ideas and words without clearly acknowledging the source of that information.”
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6. It is plagiarism to: Copy someone else's paper or project
Copy a paper off the Internet (or any other source)
Copy any part of a paper that you did not write (without citing your source)
Paraphrase any part of a paper or part of a paper that you did not write (without citing your source)

7. It is plagiarism to:
Pay someone to write a paper for you whether a friend or the Internet
Put your name on someone else’s work (for free or for money)
Have more than one student turn the same project/paper into more than one teacher
Work together and turn in the exact same project/paper (unless instructed to work in pairs/groups)

8. Punishments for Cheating or Plagiarism
Disciplinary action may include:
Assigning a grade of zero or “F” for an exam or assignment
A discipline referral to administration
Punishment ranging from detentions to ISS