All DePaul Prep students are required to submit work that is entirely a result of their own effort and to pursue academic achievement with integrity. Violations of the Academic Integrity Policy directly contradict our core values and are not tolerated at DePaul College Prep. Examples of these violations include cheating, plagiarism, and obtaining and providing an unfair advantage. All instances of academic integrity at DePaul College Prep are tracked by teachers and will be reported to the Dean’s Office for assessment and consequences. Depending on the severity of the offenses, consequences may include expulsion.
VIOLATIONS
Cheating: Examples of cheating during a quiz, test, or other assessment include, but are not limited to:
- Giving the appearance of cheating which means having a cell phone or notebook visible during a digital or non-digital assessment.
- Using notes, answers, calculators, electronic messages/images, online language translators, or other aids such as cheat sheets or crib sheets without the teacher’s explicit permission.
- Copying from someone else’ s work; students are responsible for keeping their eyes on their own papers or screens only.
- Communication of any type (verbal, electronic or otherwise) between students during a quiz, test or other assessment is strictly prohibited.
- During a digital assessment any action that results in an unfair advantage or that could lead to the sharing of test materials. Examples include but are not limited to:
- Split Screen or swiping up
- Taking a screenshot
- Pressing the home button
- Attempting to access the test or quiz when not in the classroom or accessing it without the teacher’s permission
Note: If the student performs any of the above actions during an assessment, the assessment will be terminated and the teacher will have the right to confiscate the assessment.
Other examples of cheating include but are not limited to:
- Copying or allowing another student to copy from homework or other assignments such as a take-home exam or quiz, project, report, presentation, etc.
- Dual submission of a paper or assignment to two or more different teachers without their prior expressed knowledge and consent.
- Changing answers on a test, assessment, project, etc. after grading.
- Forging a parent/guardian’s signature on an assessment.
- Stealing copies of tests or answer keys.
- Changing grades in a grade book or altering a computer grading program.
Plagiarism: Examples include but are not limited to:
- Submitting a paper or presentation obtained from a research service or term paper mill.
- Turning in parts of or a whole paper or presentation written or produced by another person with or without that person’s knowledge.
- Intentionally or unintentionally failing to cite the source of text, audio, visual, or digital materials copied or paraphrased in the paper or presentation.
- Attributing an idea, fact, or quotation to an incorrect, false, or made-up source.
- Submitting one’s identical or substantially similar work for credit more than once, without prior explicit consent from the receiving instructor.
- Unauthorized copying and pasting or duplicating the whole or parts of copy-righted works (such as books, articles, websites, art, music, photos, digital images, videos, etc.). Cite the source.
Note: Guidelines on conducting research and avoiding plagiarism are provided in the course syllabus. It is the responsibility of the student to know and follow each department’s rules for citation as instructed by the faculty member or the school librarian.
Obtaining or Providing an Unfair Advantage: Examples include but are not limited to:
- Working with others on assignments when the teacher has prohibited collaboration.
- Verbally or digitally providing other students with information regarding a test, quiz, or other assessment.
- Accepting information about a test, quiz, or other assessment. Note: Giving or copying answers during an examination are examples of cheating; see above.
To ensure academic integrity, all major written assignments must be submitted through turnitin.com.
VIOLATION OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY
First Offense: The teacher speaks to the student and parent/guardian directly and informs the student’s dean, counselor, and the assistant principal of the offense.
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The student will not receive credit for the assignment.
- The student will receive 1-2 detentions.
Second Offense: The teacher speaks to the student and parent/guardian directly, and schedules a meeting between the student, parent/guardian, teacher, student’s dean, student’s counselor, and the assistant principal.
- The student will not receive credit for the assignment.
- The teacher will lead this meeting, and others will have the opportunity to talk and ask questions.
- The student is suspended for 1-2 days. The student’s Dean will determine the length of suspension.
- The student will be placed on academic probation for the remainder of the year.
- The counselor provides support to the student to change this behavior.
Third Offense: The teacher and Dean of Students speak to the student and parent/guardian directly, and inform the student’s dean, counselor, and the assistant principal of the third academic integrity violation.
- A meeting will take place between the student, parent/guardian, teacher, student’s dean, student’s counselor, and the assistant principal
- The student will be dismissed from DePaul College Prep.
