Cheating Policy

There is a clear expectation that all students will perform assignments with honor and integrity.

You are cheating if you:

Copy, fax, or duplicate assignments that will each be turned in as "original."
Exchange assignments by print-out, disk transfer, or modem, then submit as "original."
Write formulas, codes, and key words on your person or objects for use in a test.
Use hidden reference sheets during a test.
Use programmed material in watches or calculators when prohibited.
Exchange answers with others (either giving or receiving answers).
Take someone else's assignment and submit it as your own.
Submit material (written or designed by someone else) without giving the name of the author/artist and/or source (e.g., plagiarizing or submitting work created by family, friends, or tutors).
Do not follow additional specific guidelines on cheating as established by department, class, or a particular teacher.

There is "zero tolerance" for students caught cheating. They will receive no credit on their assignments and their citizenship grades will be a "3" (resulting in students being ineligible for the Grade 11-12 "ACE" program).

Subsequent offenses may result in one or more of the following: suspension, removal from elected position(s) and/or honorary organization(s), unability to participate in co-curricular activities, and/or other consequences determined by an administrator.

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The Lewiston School Department does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, national origin, sex, religion, or physical or mental disability in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Thomas E. Jarvis, Director of Human Resources, Lewiston School Department, Dingley Building, 36 Oak Street, Lewiston, ME 04240, (207) 795-4100. Inquiries concerning the application of nondiscrimination policies may also be referred to the Regional Director, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, S.W. McCormack POCH, Room 222, Boston, MA 02109-4557.