Havergal College Course Calendar, 2020-21 Academic Year

Medical Cannabis Use by Students Students who are lawful Medical Cannabis Users remain subject to the applicable rules under the Ontario Cannabis Act, 2017 and the Smoke- Free Ontario Act, 2017 . The school will review individual circumstances to determine what accommodation of a student’s medical cannabis use is reasonable. Medical cannabis, to the extent it is permitted on school premises in accordance with applicable laws, will be controlled in a manner similar to other medications.

Students will: 1.

understand and/or seek clarification regarding the requirements for the course and the course assessments; 2. know the different forms of cheating and plagiarism and how to avoid them; 3. cite sources appropriately and correctly; 4. produce course work and write tests without plagiarizing or cheating; and 5. understand that there will be consequences for being caught in the act of cheating or plagiarizing. Parents will: 1. understand the different forms of academic dishonesty; 2. support the process that investigates and concludes upon allegations of academic dishonesty; and 3. understand there will be consequences for students who are academically dishonest. When a Case of Academic Dishonesty Arises The benefit of the doubt will always be accorded to a student; however, when it has been determined beyond a reasonable doubt that cheating or plagiarizing has occurred, the following investigation and documentation process will occur. When deemed warranted, the consequences of academic dishonesty will vary depending on the nature of the incident, the age of the student and other mitigating factors. In general, repeat offences and offences committed by senior students are treated more severely. Investigation and Documentation The following illustrates typical consequences that follow an incident of academic dishonesty: 1. The teacher will inform and consult with his/her department head to determine the appropriate course of action. The Department Head may decide to consult with the VP, Teaching and Learning. 2. The teacher will inform the student of his/her concerns and provide the student with the opportunity to respond to these concerns. 3. The teacher will inform the parent of the incident and share the information gathered from the meeting with the student. 4. When deemed warranted, the teacher can do any or all of the following: • have the student revise the assessment, in whole or in part; • have the student complete another assessment; and/or • assign a mark of zero. 5. The incident will be documented electronically and a record of the incident will be placed in the student communication file, the contents of which remain confidential and separate from a student’s official Ministry of Education Ontario Student Record (OSR). Detentions Detentions are given for infractions of the school rules. At their discretion, teachers may have students serve a detention for minor or in-class infractions privately with them, or they may assign a formal detention, which will be served on Tuesdays after school. When student behaviour is considered to be deliberate (e.g., skipping a class or Prayers, vandalism), the student is sent to the Head, Senior School, who may assign a two-hour Saturday morning detention. Saturday morning detentions, which are supervised by teachers, are served in Number One Dress and are held in the Ellen Knox Library from 9 to 11 am.

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 or an unauthorized device 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.Teachers will review proper documentation of sources with students. 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.