Ridgewood’s policy on school cheating tweaked
Tuesday September 10, 2013, 10:36 AM
BY LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
Ridgewood High School (RHS) has revised its student Academic Integrity Policy (AIP) this year, adding mention of specific penalties and details about what constitutes cheating.
The revision reflects the district’s interest in preparing students for college and also combating the sometimes unintentional cheating by students who, while increasingly using technology, are becoming more accustomed to sharing information online.
According to RHS Principal Tom Gorman, the policy used to be much shorter, but the district wants to be more explanatory.
He noted that students have been asked by email to take a quick online tutorial about the new policy and also about the district’s Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying policy. Students should complete the tutorial by the start of the school year, he said.
“We really worked on the policy,” Gorman said at a recent Board of Education (BOE) meeting. “It really spells it out.”
In a letter emailed to parents and students this month, AIP violations “include, but are not limited to, plagiarism, cheating, and unapproved collaboration,” Gorman said.
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They plagiarized that policy…it’s the same one used by River Dell.
That’s cheating.