The Storm King School Code of Academic Honesty

our core ideals of TRUTH, RESPECT, AND RESPONSIBILITY. Consequently, the School will consider any violation of this trust to be a very serious matter, and acts of academic dishonesty are viewed as violation of a major school rule.

Within the first few days of their arrival at Storm King, students are required to sign the Storm King Code of Academic Honesty (see below). This code outlines the basic principles of academic honesty, and defines critical violations. Faculty members in each class will review the basic tenants of the code and help students understand appropriate steps to avoid plagiarism and other acts of academic dishonesty in their particular discipline.

All violations, regardless of ultimate decisions on sanctions, will be reported to the Academic Dean. The School’s response is determined by the dean, the teacher and the appropriate department head. Consequences will generally include a failing grade on the work involved without the opportunity to make up the work, and it may include other consequences, such as restrictions. It is common for the School to ask the student to notify his or her parents personally about a violation, prior to a formal letter of notification sent from the Dean of Academics. In most cases, first offenses will be limited to these consequences. However, students who violate the academic honesty code repeatedly may be required to leave the School. Also, students involved in violations of a larger type, for example sharing test answers with many other students, may be asked to leave the School based on such an offense alone.

All work submitted by a student must be done by that student. If the student turns in academic work that has received help from someone else, including parents, friends, consultants, agents, dorm parents, faculty, or classmates, or from any other source, that help must be acknowledged. It is generally inappropriate to receive any help on a test or a quiz from anyone but the teacher administering the test. Authorized help can be determined only by the teacher of the course where the questions occur, or by those responsible for overseeing the work in question. Practices may vary somewhat among the disciplines, but there are certain principles that the student must keep in mind. Violations of the trust include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:

It is dishonest to:

„ Copy and submit someone else’s homework or in-class work as one’s own (e.g., exercises, lab reports, math problems, computer programs)