Students are expected to demonstrate honesty and integrity while at Venado Middle School. Each student is expected to do his/her own work, including homework, test-taking, class and computer based assignments, and the writing of essays and compositions. There is no distinction between giving or receiving unauthorized help; the one who helps to cheat will be held as accountable as the one who benefits from the cheating.
The following actions may be considered cheating:
1. Claiming credit for work that is not the product of one’s own effort;
2. The lending, copying or giving of answers or information on any assignment or test to acquire credit;
3. Forging or falsifying of any school/teacher records or forms;
4. Behaviors like talking, looking at a peer’s paper, or any action that gives the appearance of dishonest behavior during a testing situation.
Students who cheat should expect to be confronted and held accountable by Venado staff and will be held subject to the following consequences:
1. Zero/no credit on the test/assignment
2. Notification of parent/guardian
3. Lower citizenship/work habits marks