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ISS Academic Honesty Guidelines
§ A copy of that written warning is sent to the parents/guardian of the student and a hard copy is placed in the student’s file at ISS.
§ The student will not be awarded a grade for the task/assessment indicating malpractice.
§ Depending on the nature of the malpractice, the student will be asked to either meet with the Librarian to receive additional guidance on how to reference correctly or to meet with the DP Coordinator on how to comply with the Academic Honesty Policy and address the causes of the malpractice.
Second offence:
§ If a student is involved in a second occurrence of academic malpractice, the relevant subject teacher will provide the DP Coordinator with the necessary information and the student will be interviewed by the DP Coordinator and the subject teacher, as outlined under “i.” and “ii.”.
§ If the academic malpractice is confirmed, the student will not be awarded a grade for the task/assessment indicating malpractice.
§ At that stage, the DP Coordinator will consult with the High School Principal on whether the student should be suspended externally for a duration as determined by the High School Principal.
§ The decision taken will be communicated to the student and his/her parents/guardian during a face-to-face meeting with the High School Principal and the DP Coordinator.
§ It will be made clear to the student that any further incidents of academic malpractice may lead to immediate expulsion from the school.
2. Incidents of academic malpractice occurring during the final DP examinations (May examination session):
Any student found to commit academic malpractice during the course of final DP examinations would be dealt with according to the regulations under ‘Academic misconduct’ of the document “Conduct of the Examinations-Notice to Candidates”, as published by the International Baccalaureate Organisation.
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