High School 9-12

All students are expected to:

• Engage with honesty and integrity in their academic life.
• Attend NHS ready to learn and in their learning demonstrate the ability to discern right from wrong.
• Know which academic behaviors are acceptable and which are dishonest.
• Produce work that is their own or give credit when the work is not their own.

All parents/guardians are expected to:

• Adopt the spirit as well as the letter of this academic integrity policy.
• Review the policy with their child and encourage their child to practice ethical behavior.
• Refrain from completing assignments for their child.

All teachers are expected to:

• Review the academic integrity policy with students as often during the school year as appropriate.
• Teach the skills necessary to prevent a violation of academic integrity.
• Enforce the policy in all instances of academic dishonesty following the procedures below.

All administrators are expected to:

• Support the spirit of the academic honesty policy with students, parents/guardians, and staff members in conferences and in classrooms.
• Follow the student disciplinary process as outlined in the academic honesty policy.

Incidents of academic dishonesty will be cumulative for 4 years. The procedures whereby a student will be held accountable for infractions of the academic honesty policy are as follows:

Incident 1:

1. The teacher will address the student with evidence when the infraction occurs and notify parents/guardians/caregivers.
2. The student can receive a zero on the assignment, but may arrange a time to meet with the teacher and set up an opportunity to re-do the assignment with supervision.
3. The teacher will file an incident referral form with the Assistant Principal.

Incident 2:

1. All of the disciplinary action of the first offense will occur.
2. The student will receive an automatic zero on the assignment or test and no make-up work will be offered to compensate for lost points.
3. The teacher will file an incident referral form with the Assistant Principal, who will conference with the student and notify parents/guardians/ caregivers.

Incident 3:

1. All of the disciplinary action of the first offense will occur.
2. Assistant Principal will initiate a parent/guardian/ caregiver-studentcounselor conference.
3. The student will receive one day of ISS.

The teacher will file an incident referral form with the Assistant Principal, who will conference with the student and notify parents/guardians.

To review academic eligibility for student activities, refer to the Co-Curricular Handbook.

Last modified:  November 22, 2024