Honor Code
Connections Education (“Connections”), a virtual school dedicated to student achievement at the highest level, expects academic honesty to be a core value for all its students, parents, and staff. By making the choice to enroll in an alternative program, our students (and/or their parents or legal guardians) have taken charge of their education and demonstrated a genuine desire to fulfill their academic potential. Cheating, plagiarizing, or other acts of academic dishonesty are directly counter to the principles of academic excellence and harm most those students who engage in such activities—they cheat themselves of the opportunity to fully develop their intellectual abilities. Our Honor Code serves to reinforce our students’ commitment to academic excellence, and all students must sign this Honor Code as part of the Connections enrollment process. As a Connections student, I know that academic honesty is critical to my own success, as well as to the mission of my School. I also understand that an Honor Code is, by its nature, limited not only to those situations spelled out in the code, but includes the spirit of honesty and ethics implied by the written code. I agree that I will uphold not only the letter of this code but also its implied intent of ongoing commitment to full academic honesty. I agree that I will … • never submit work of any kind that is not my own, nor ever give my work to other students to submit as their own. • never post exam or quiz answers on the Internet or in other public places, nor use answers from posted exams or quizzes. • never provide a forged document or signature to the School. • never plagiarize in written, oral, or creative work. • be well-informed about plagiarism and not use “lack of knowledge” as a reason for engaging in plagiarism. • take assessments only after I have completed the lessons leading up to that test