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Arizona Connections Academy

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Arizona Connections Academy: Honor Code Violations Policy


Honor Code violations include two main categories: cheating and plagiarism. Your teachers frequently run your work through an originality program to ensure that the work you
submit is your own. To review the Honor Code that you signed and acknowledged upon enrollment, please click here. We have many resources to help you better understand academic
integrity! Click here to access these resources.

Academic Dishonesty Consequences


Incident 1 Incident 2 Incident 3 Incident 4
● You will receive a written notification ● You will receive a written notification ● You will receive a written notification ● You will receive a written notification
containing an explanation of the containing an explanation of the containing an explanation of the containing an explanation of the
infraction along with evidence of the infraction along with evidence of the infraction along with evidence of the infraction along with evidence of the
honor code violation. honor code violation. honor code violation. honor code violation.

● Your teacher will call to discuss this ● Your teacher will call to discuss this ● A school administrator will call to ● A school administrator will call to
incident with both you and your incident with both you and your discuss this incident with both you discuss this incident with both you
caretaker. caretaker. and your caretaker. and your caretaker.

● You may redo and resubmit the ● You may redo and resubmit the ● You will earn a zero on the entire ● You will earn a zero on the entire
questions/assignment (or a similar questions/assignment for a maximum assessment, with no opportunity to assessment, with no opportunity to
question/assignment) for up to full of ½ credit back, following your re-submit. re-submit.
credit back, following your teacher’s teacher’s guidelines.
guidelines. **Example: If you plagiarize one short **Example: If you plagiarize one short
● This will serve as a written warning answer question on your test, you will answer question on your test, you will
● This will serve as a verbal warning. and will be documented on your earn a zero for the entire test, with no earn a zero for the entire test, with no
behavioral record. opportunity to resubmit. opportunity to resubmit.

**Students with IEP or 504 Plans will be ● This will serve as a second written ● This will serve as a third written
referred to the special education team to warning and will be documented on warning and will be documented on
begin the manifestation process and your behavioral record. your behavioral record.
determine next steps within this policy.
● You will be placed on Academic ● You may be withdrawn due to
Probation. One failing grade of ‘F; or Academic Decline at the school
another occurrence of Academic administration’s discretion.
Dishonesty will result in withdrawal
from ACA. **For students with IEP or 504 Plans, next
steps in the disciplinary process will be
**For students with IEP or 504 Plans, next determined by prior manifestation
steps in the disciplinary process will be meeting team determinations.
determined by prior manifestation
meeting team determinations

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