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The objective of the VPA Honor Code is to build trust among students and to maintain an academic community in which a code of values is shared. The VPA Honor Code is given below:
As a student and citizen of Veritas Preparatory Academy, I agree to the following when I sign on the Signature Page at the end of this Family Handbook:
I will not lie, cheat, or steal in any of my academic endeavors.
I will forthrightly oppose each and every instance of academic dishonesty.
I will not request, receive, or give aid in examinations/tests/quizzes.
I will not give or receive unpermitted aid in class work, homework, in the preparation of reports, or in any other work that is to be used by the teacher as the basis of grading. I will understand the difference between studying and reviewing with others (which often is acceptable) and producing written documents that are submitted under my name for credit (which can only be done alone).
I will not copy from or collaborate with others in completing homework. When I put my name on a homework assignment, I attest that all of the work on the assignment is my own in origin and content.
In the case of all essays and research papers, I will carefully cite all external sources. I will not represent someone else’s work as my own. I will do my very best to learn from my teachers the clear distinctions between appropriate research and plagiarism, intentional or unintentional.
I will never use any “study aids” such as Cliff’s Notes, Sparks Notes, or other materials, nor will I watch a movie/video version of a work of literature before or during study of it in school. I will do the reading for myself and strive to understand it for myself.
I will give prompt (and confidential) notification to the appropriate faculty member or the Dean and Headmaster if I observe academic dishonesty in any course. I will let my conscience be my guide if I should make such a report.
I join the entire student body of VPA in a commitment to this Code of Honor. The faculty on its part manifests its confidence in the honor of its students by refraining from taking unusual and unreasonable precautions to prevent the forms of dishonesty mentioned above. The faculty will also avoid, as far as practicable, academic procedures that create temptations to violate the Honor Code. On some occasions, teachers may ask students to write “AHC” (Academy Honor Code) on the heading of their assignments to remind them of the details and spirit of this honor code.
Please see the Discipline Section for information on how violations of the Academy Honor Code are addressed by teachers and the Headmaster. Since academic dishonesty is viewed as a serious offence, even first offenders may be punished with a suspension. The Academy Honor Code is reviewed in class with students during the first week of school each year.
-Portions of this honor code are derived from the current Duke University and Stanford University honor codes.
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