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E. EXCESSIVE ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL

Excessive absence from the classroom presents a major obstacle to effective student learning. When
students are absent, they miss not only the information given, but also the interaction that adds to the
overall learning experience. The activities, which occur in a classroom, can never be totally replicated in
"make-up" work. Having the student in class on a regular basis is imperative if teachers and schools are to
be held accountable for the end result.

BROADCAST ALERT

District and building news is shared through the BroadcastAlert system. Once you register on the District
website and select your subscriptions, you will begin to receive links to emailed announcements, news and
other important information about what is going on in our District, buildings and classrooms.
Hudson Schools are “Green.” Most all newsletters and flyers are posted on the website or emailed to you
as a link to more information. If you do not have access to the internet, please contact the school office
and information can be sent home with your student.

CARE OF BOOKS

When given a textbook or when using books from the Media Center, the student is responsible for their
care. If books are lost, damaged or stolen, the student is responsible for their replacement or repair.

CHEATING/PLAGIARISM

Code of Academic Integrity

Cheating: Using or attempting to use unauthorized assistance, material, or study aids in examinations or
other academic work. Examples include but are not limited to:

1. Looking at someone else’s paper prior to or during an exam.
2. Commenting or revealing the test or content or answers to other students prior to their exam.
3. Communicating with other students during an exam, test, quiz, or any other form of evaluation.
4. Using unauthorized materials, i.e. “cheat sheets” and electronic devices of any kind.
5. Purposefully allowing another student to see or to use one’s work at any time during any form of

evaluation.
6. Copying work assigned to be done independently or letting others copy another’s work. This includes

the unauthorized use of the internet. For example, using a foreign language translation site.
7. Creating or changing laboratory data or submitting reports based on this data. This includes making

up or falsifying data for deceptive purposes, citing nonexistent articles, or contriving sources.
8. The use of dishonest practices to improve one’s grade or someone else’s grade, i.e. stealing tests or

quizzes or working on a take – home exam with another without teacher permission, etc.

Plagiarism: To present as new or original an idea or product derived from an existing source; to commit
“literary theft.” Using the ideas, data, or language of another individual without specific or proper

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