Ethics, honesty, and integrity are integral components of the academic process. Students are expected to be honest and ethical at all times in their pursuit of academic goals in accordance with Brunswick County Schools District Policy 4310.

These components are:

● Cheating - The actual giving or receiving of any unauthorized assistance or the actual giving or unfair advantage on any form of academic work.

● Plagiarism - The copy of the language, structure, idea and/or thought of another represented as one’s own original work.

● Falsification - The verbal or written statement of any untruth.

● Violation of Copyright Laws - Unauthorized reproduction, duplication and/or use of electronic work, computer software, or other copyrighted material.

● Forgery - A written misrepresentation, as in a signature.

Any student found in violation of the policy will be subject to the following consequences:

First Offense - The student receives a zero and is not allowed to make up the work. A parent or guardian is contacted, and the teacher documents the offense and parent contact within the school’s internal system. It is not part of the student’s permanent record.