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John R. Lewis High School is an International Baccalaureate (IBO) World school which follows IBO requirements and expectations. At John Lewis High School we expect students to follow a set of values and skills that promote personal integrity. |
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John R. Lewis High School Statement of Academic Honesty
Student Responsibilities
- I will avoid situations that might contribute to cheating or plagiarizing.
- I will cite all the sources I use, even if I have paraphrased or summarized.
- I will clearly distinguish between my work and the source being used:
- Avoid cutting and pasting without proper attribution or citation.
- Use quotation marks to distinguish a direct quote.
- I will avoid unauthorized assistance and clarify with teachers if and when it is acceptable to use AI and how to cite and/or explain AI use.
- I will use a style of referencing (MLA, APA) as assigned by my teacher.
- I will complete my work in the specific platform required by my teacher (e.g. Google Docs).
Teacher Responsibilities
- Teach or review the correct use of sources and citations when assigning work.
- Structure conditions during testing to alleviate the possibility of cheating.
- Specify the types of collaboration that are not allowed.
- Specify when it is acceptable for students to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) on any part of an assignment and what the expectations are for students to cite and/or explain their use of AI.
What is Academic Dishonesty?
- Plagiarism- the representation of the ideas or work of another person as your own.
- Collusion- supporting malpractice by another student, as in allowing your work to be copied or submitted for assessment by another student.
- Duplication of work- submission of the same work for different assessments.
- Misconduct during an examination, including the possession of unauthorized material.
- Disclosing information to another student, or receiving information from another student, about the content of an assessment.
Consequences May Include:
- A family-student-administrator conference.
- Retaking an assessment.
- An alternative assignment or recompletion of the original assignment.
- A lowering of the grade or receiving a zero for the assignment, consistent with the school’s honor code.
- Advanced academics courses (IB, AP, DE) may have specific consequences. See course syllabi for details.
Academic dishonesty, including cheating and plagiarizing, is inappropriate and shall result in disciplinary action as outlined in Regulation 2601, Fairfax County Public Schools Student Rights and Responsibilities Booklet. Academic dishonesty may result in creating an unfair advantage for either myself or another student.
When in Doubt, Ask for Advice
As a student at John R. Lewis High School, I am responsible for ensuring that all of the work I submit is authentic and that any sources used are appropriately acknowledged. I will clarify with my teacher when it is acceptable to use AI and how to cite and/or explain AI use. General questions about citing sources can be answered by my teacher or librarians.
