Hi Kathleen -
Here is Milford's high school policy which is listed in our High School Parent-Student Handbook.
Academic Honesty (5133)
Academic honesty requires that students respect the integrity of other people’s work. Milford high school students are
expected to submit work that is wholly and truly their own at all times. Cheating and plagiarism are examples of
academic dishonesty. Such behaviors undermine the district’s goal of excellence in education by compromising the
integrity and fairness of the educational process and by interfering with the student’s learning. As a result, academic
dishonesty will not be tolerated and will result in academic and/or disciplinary consequences.
Cheating is the intent to gain an unfair advantage by dishonest or fraudulent means.
Examples of cheating in school related
work include, but are not limited to:
the fraudulent giving or receiving of information about the content of a quiz or test
the unauthorized use of prepared materials or items during testing (e.g. cheat sheet, notes, textbook, and/or
calculator).
the unauthorized copying of another student’s homework or classwork.
collaboration of any kind with any person without the teacher’s knowledge and/or consent.
Plagiarism is the use of the language, ideas, evidence (data), and/or organization of another and the presentation of the
material as the product of one’s own mind.
Examples of plagiarism include, but are not limited to:
copying, paraphrasing or summarizing from a published or unpublished source without attribution.
using information obtained from a conversation and/or interview with another without attribution
using the language or organization (e.g. extensive revision by another person) without the consent of the teacher
using experimental data or hypothesis without attribution
the failure to use quotation marks, citation and/or footnotes to denote material directly quoted from another source.
Academic/Disciplinary Consequences
Teachers may choose to handle the academic honesty infractions themselves or refer them in writing to the
administration. A disciplinary record regarding academic dishonesty will be maintained throughout enrollment in a
school. The record, however, will not be part of the student’s transcript. The file will be destroyed upon graduation.
The consequences of a student’s involvement in an act of academic dishonesty will include items 1-4 and may include
item 5 upon review by teachers and administrators.
1. The student will receive an automatic “zero” on the assignment or test.
2. The teacher or assistant principal will contact the student’s parents or guardian.
3. If the academic dishonesty is related to a student’s CERTO capacity, he/she will be withdrawn and will not receive
credit.
4. If the student is a member of the National Honor Society, the advisor will initiate dismissal procedures in accordance
with chapter and/or national guidelines.
5. If the student participates in extracurricular activities, he/she may be restricted from participation.
Parents and students will be notified of the academic honesty policy annually (through this handbook).
Parents are
strongly encouraged to discuss the importance of academic honesty with their son or daughter and support the district’s
efforts to enforce the policy.
Sorry that the formatting isn't great. Here's a direct link to the handbook: