School Policies
Moreno Valley High School is committed to maintaining academic honesty. Honesty is the essence on which all human relation- ships are founded. Academic dishonesty is almost always an attempt by a student to show possession of a level of knowledge or skill, which he or she does not possess.
It is considered cheating if:
It is considered cheating if:
- A student uses anyone else's knowledge or work, and says it is his/her own.
- A student uses a "cheat sheet" while taking an examination in class.
- A student turns in an assignment that someone else has written.
- "Student A" knowingly and willfully allows "Student B" to use his/her work, and "Student B" presents it as his/her own.
- A student uses a quotation in a term paper without a proper footnote, without giving proper credit, or without identifying to whom the quotation is credited.
- Recommend failure of the course.
- Recommend a behavior contract and/or community service.
- Suspension from school (E.C. 48900(k)).