Consequences

● information taken from books, CD-ROMs and the Internet ● references materials in a bibliography

Grades 9 & 10

The academically honest student, formally recognizes and acknowledges: ● what kind of external help is permissible by asking beforehand ● help from another person ● information taken from books, magazines, and electronic sources

Grades 11 & 12

The academically honest student, formally acknowledges help using an academically appropriate manner and style: ● Documents source material

● Uses direct quotations appropriately ● Understands the concept of academic plagiarism ● Understands the consequences of academic honesty regarding both school-based work and external examinations and assessments

● Acknowledges explicitly and appropriately help provided by another person ● Follows all IB examination regulations.

The minimum penalty for any of the following examples is a zero for the assignment grade and a parent conference with the teacher involved and an administrator. A letter is placed in the student’s file until he/she graduates. ● In grades 7 and 8, a letter indicating an incident of academic dishonesty is placed in the student’s file, for internal use only. ● In grades 9-12, a letter indicating an incident of academic dishonesty is placed in the student’s file until he/she graduates. A second offense results in another parent conference, suspension, and may cause Chapel to report incident details to other schools upon transfer or graduation. In the event of a third offense, the administration will review the case to determine a course of action that may include mandatory transfer. Additionally, once a student accrues 3

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