The Hayfield Honor Code:

I promise on my honor not to lie, cheat, or steal.  I will promote high ethical standards, foster unity, contribute to a trustworthy environment, and improve the spirit of Hayfield Secondary School.  If I do not follow this code of conduct, I agree there will be consequences for my actions.

Hayfield Honor Code

Students should demonstrate academic integrity by adhering to a set of academic standards which include the expectation that no student will engage in the following behaviors as defined by the course teacher: 

A. Cheating- this could include taking answers from a peer or a resource not provided to you for the assignment; consulting materials (hard copy or electronic) during an assessment; working on assignments together without the direct approval of the instructor

B. Plagiarism - this could include borrowing someone else’s work and passing it off as your own; using the ideas or words of another person without properly citing them; borrowing the construction/structure of another person’s writing

C. Obtaining an Unfair Advantage - this could include any behavior that gives a student an unfair advantage or affects the result of another student (i.e. using notes when not allowed, copying another student’s work, discussing prompts without teacher approval, etc.); using grammar polishers (such as Grammarly) to refine and perfect one’s writing  

D. Aiding and Abetting Dishonesty - this could include providing documents and/or answers to another student or sharing prompts and quiz/test questions in advance of an assessment

E. AI use without direct teacher permission- As stated in the new FCPS policy,  this could include using AI on any assignment when the teacher did not directly give permission

Any student who exhibits these behaviors will be subject to policies established in the Hayfield Honor Code.  Additionally, please note that ALL work is to be done in the originally assigned document and will not be graded otherwise.

Progressive Discipline for Academic Honesty Violations

First offense: If a student commits an academic honesty violation on a summative assignment/assessment, they may retake the assessment within 5 school days with the following penalty:

• Notification to parents/guardians and documentation in the contact log
• Students may redo the assignment or complete an alternative assignment (at teacher discretion) for up to 80%. 
• Formative assessments may not be retaken and will earn the score of a 0%
• Teachers may include a comment in SIS to document the violation
• One page written reflection on the experience

Second offense: If a student commits an academic honesty violation on a summative assignment/assessment, they may retake the assessment within 5 school days with the following penalty:

• Notification to admin, parents/guardians and documentation in the contact log
• Students may redo the assignment or complete an alternative assignment (at teacher discretion) for up to 70%. 
• Formative assessments may not be retaken and will earn the score of a 0%
• Teachers may include a comment in SIS to document the violation
• One page written reflection on the experience.
• Honor Society sponsors, SGA advisers, and athletic coaches will be informed of violations that occur within this category

Third offense and subsequent offenses: If a student commits an academic honesty violation on a summative assignment/assessment, they may retake the assessment within 5 school days with the following penalty:

• Notification to admin, parents/guardians and documentation in the contact log
• Teacher(s) may write a referral for third and subsequent violations in the summative assessment category
• Students may redo the assignment or complete an alternative assignment (at teacher discretion) for up to 60%. 
• Formative assessments may not be retaken and will earn the score of a 0%
• Teachers may include a comment in SIS to document the violation
• One page written reflection on the experience
• Honor Society sponsors, SGA advisers, and athletic coaches will be informed of violations that occur within this category