CONTRACT

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CONTRACT
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HONOR CODE

• Purpose of the Honor Code 
• The Honor Code is based on the belief that true
  learning depends on integrity.  Spanish classes
  at North Stokes High School function on the basis
  of mutual trust and respect between all
  members.  As a result, students are expected to
  demonstrate honesty and individual
  responsibility, both personally and academically,
  to maintain a fair and open environment.  This
  commitment instills a sense of honor and
  integrity that will
• last beyond high school. 

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Honor Code Violations 

• Cheating
• - is defined as submitting for credit as ones
  own, someone elses work obtained either in or
  out of school giving or receiving from another
  student unauthorized assistance in the
  preparation of that work for credit and using
  any unauthorized materials in the preparation of
  work for credit. 

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Attempted Cheating

• is defined as the attempt to accomplish any of
  the above. 

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Plagiarism

• is defined as submission of work copied directly
  from any source whatsoever that is not properly
  acknowledged and/or restating another students
  or authors original idea that is not
  acknowledged. 

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Lying

• is defined as the willful and knowledgeable
  telling of an untruth and any other form of
  deceit, be it oral or written.  This includes but
  is not limited to  lying to administration and
  faculty members forging or falsifying any
  official school document (i.e. progress report,
  detention slip, etc.).

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Stealing

• is defined as taking or appropriating without
  permission to do so any property belonging to any
  member of the North Stokes High School community
  or property located on the school grounds. 

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Toleration

• is defined as the knowledge and acceptance of
  any of the above (i.e., cheating, attempted
  cheating, plagiarism, lying, and stealing).  A
  student has an obligation to inform any faculty
  member, administrative authority, or an adult. 
  Failure to do so is considered toleration, which
  is itself a violation of the honor code. 

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Honor Code Pledge 

• The following Honor Pledge will be signed by all
  Spanish students at the beginning of the school
  year 
• On my honor, I will not cheat, lie, or steal,
  nor tolerate those who do. 
• This pledge will also be posted in the
  classroom. 

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• On written assignments, students will write, I
  abide by the Honor Code.
• Their signature will follow this statement. 

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• By reciting the pledge and by writing and signing
  the statement, the student claims that he or she
  will not violate or has not violated any part of
  the honor code which includes cheating,
  attempting to cheat, plagiarizing, lying,
  stealing, or failing to report an act of
  dishonesty to the proper authority. 
• For cooperative work to be acceptable under the
  Honor Code, the teacher must specifically make
  such an assignment.  Otherwise the student is to
  assume that the work must be done individually. 

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• If a student is suspected of violating the Honor
  Code, the teacher will inform the student.
• The following consequences may be imposed

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First Offense

• The assignment receives a grade of zero. Parent
  will be contacted. Other teachers that he/she has
  and any honor societies that he/she is a current
  member of will be notified.
• If the assignment is a test, the Principal will
  be notified and the consequences of the North
  Stokes Handbook will be imposed.

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Second Offense

• The assignment receives a grade of zero. Parent
  will be contacted. Other teachers that he/she has
  and any honor societies that he/she is a current
  member of will be notified.
• The students guidance counselor will be notified
  that a second offense has occurred.
• The principal will also be notified.

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Future offenses

• All consequences of second offense will be
  imposed and student and parent will be required
  to attend a conference with the teacher in order
  to consider receiving a passing grade for the
  class.

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Need to review?

• The Honor Code is posted
• in the classroom
• on my web page.