Havergal College Course Calendar, 2019-20 Academic Year

Students who are found to be be in breach of the Code of Conduct will receive a consequence that is age and developmentally appropriate. For students with a psycho-educational assessment, consequences must be consistent with the students’ strengths and needs reflecting the recommendations articulated in the assessment. It is important to note that in some instances a student’s breach of the Code of Conduct may be serious enough to warrant the school issuing a suspension or expulsion as a direct consequence of the breach. In these cases, the Principal or designate will be informed. 10. Appealing a Decision of Sanction(s) A student and/or parent may wish to appeal the sanction(s) related to an alleged breach of the Havergal College Code of Conduct. The appeal may be heard by a Vice Principal and/or Principal. The Principal is the final arbitrator in all disciplinary situations. Any intention to appeal must first be received in writing by a Vice Principal and/or the Principal within five school days of the original disciplinary decision. Appealing a Suspension Where the sanction is a suspension, the immediacy of the suspension following an incident requires the suspension to be served by the student while waiting for the appeal to be heard. A Vice Principal and/ or Principal will demonstrate consideration of the circumstances, mitigating factors, impact and any statement or submission by the student. A Vice Principal and/or Principal will assess the evidence as provided by the parties and determine whether, on a balance of probabilities, it is more probable than not that the student did commit the infraction. The original sanction(s) is upheld and documented; ii the severity of the original sanction is amended, which confirms that a breach of the Havergal College Code of Conduct has occurred and is documented; or ii the original sanction(s) is overturned and all records of the alleged incident are expunged. 11. Review The Havergal College Code of Conduct will be reviewed for possible revisions every three years. Havergal College will continue to solicit input from the Board of Directors, parents, staff and students in the review process. The appeal will result in one of three outcomes: i.

Academic Honesty and Integrity

Philosophy of Academic Honesty and Integrity When students exhibit academic honesty, their learning and achievements can be assessed fairly and accurately, and the integrity and ethical conduct of the academic community is maintained. Academic honesty means presenting their own learning, knowledge and skills while also properly acknowledging their use of all forms of intellectual and creative expression and contributions of others. Academic dishonesty is a type of fraud (an attempt to deceive) and can take several forms. It is a serious offence in all educational institutions and elsewhere in society. It may carry severe penalties, ranging from receiving zero on an assessment or test, to failure in a course or even to expulsion from school. Some common forms of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to: Cheating: Cheating is gaining an unfair advantage during tests and exams by bringing and consulting with unauthorized material during the testing period or by communicating with another student during or after the test to gain an unfair advantage. Cheating also occurs when students copy the work of others and submit it as their own. Plagiarism: Plagiarism is using the ideas or expressions of others in submitted work without acknowledging the source, thereby fraudulently presenting other people’s ideas as one’s own. Plagiarism constitutes intellectual theft. While completing academic work, it can become easy to plagiarize even if students do not intend to. It is important that students become knowledgeable of the many forms of plagiarism (for students in Grade 7 and above, see “Avoiding Plagiarism” and “Documenting Sources” in your Little, Brown Book). Self-plagiarism: In an academic environment, it is the expectation that all course material students create is original work. Therefore, it is considered plagiarism when students submit assessments completed and graded for other courses. A student who would like to rework a paper submitted for another course must ask permission to do so. Roles and Responsibilities in Building Understanding and Maintaining Academic Honesty Faculty will: 1. provide the particular requirements for the course and assessments with specific emphasis on using different sources of information; 2. instruct students and provide practice in different ways of correctly incorporating information from various sources without plagiarizing; 3. ensure acknowledgement of sources of materials for class use; and 4. outline expectations for student conduct during testing.

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