PIONEER PLAGIARISM POLICY

Academic dishonesty violations may include the following:
Taking credit for oneself for written or oral expression created, authored, or prepared by another; not giving credit for the source of the material.

CHEATING ON A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT:
First Offense (minor):
•Collection of unauthorized material
•Official warning to student conference with student and teacher
•Student will receive no credit for that assignment, and a parent contact will be made
Second Offense (minor):
•Collection of unauthorized material
•Official warning to student; one-day after-school detention
• Student will receive no credit for that assignment, and a parent contact will be made.
Subsequent Offenses (major):
• Collection of unauthorized material; parental contact will be made
• One to three days after-school detention, no days out of school

CHEATING ON EXAMINATIONS, TESTS, QUIZZES, OR MAJOR PROJECTS:
First Offense (minor):
• Collection of unauthorized material
• Official warning to student; conference with student and teacher
• Student will receive no credit for that assignment, and a parent contact will be made
Second Offense (minor):
• Collection of unauthorized material
• One to three days after-school detention
• Student will receive no credit for that assignment, and a parent contact will be made
Subsequent Offenses (major):
• Two to five day out of school or in-school suspension
• Administrative discretion whether student will be on probationary status or removed from class
• If student is removed from the class, a grade of 'E' will be recorded on his/her transcript

PLAGIARIZING OR REPRODUCING THE WORK OF ANOTHER:
First Offense (minor):
• Collection of unauthorized material
• Official warning to student
• Conference with student and teacher, student will receive no credit for that assignment, and a parent contact will be made
Second Offense (minor):
• Collection of unauthorized material, conference with student and teacher, student will receive no credit for that assignment, and a parent contact will be made
• One to five days in-school suspension at administrative discretion
Subsequent Offenses (major):
• Collection of unauthorized material, conference with student and teacher, student will receive no credit for that assignment, and a parent contact will be made
• Administrative discretion as to whether student will be on probationary status, or will be removed from class
• If student is removed from the class, a grade of 'E' will be recorded on his/her transcript