American Christian Academy
Student Handbook
2011-2012
Cheating and Nuisance Behavior
2011-2012
Cheating and Nuisance Behavior
Cheating
According to The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, to cheat is to practice fraud or deception, trickery; to violate rules dishonestly. Cheating may include but is not limited to copying someone else’s test or homework. Cheating is the use of any unauthorized information from books, CD’s, calculators, or the internet. Anything the teacher has not specifically given permission or approval of is unauthorized. It is also cheating to look at someone else’s answers even if you don’t write anything down or inaccurately grading another student’s paper by giving too many or too little points. Any time a student gets a grade that they have not earned by doing the original work is cheating.
Cheating is a serious offense and is in direct opposition to the Christian character that we are seeking to instill in our students. Therefore, cheating will be dealt with very rigorously. The discipline for cheating will be a zero on the assignment on which the student cheated plus 6 demerits. Any consequences resulting from excessive demerits are considered part of the disciplinary action for cheating. Students need to be especially aware that one offense of cheating could place them very close to the 7 demerit limit for school trips and the 10 demerit limit for participation in school athletics.
This policy will be strictly enforced and is intended to encourage students to avoid cheating because of the severity of the consequences. ACA may use video surveillance cameras to monitor inappropriate behavior. This includes cheating, stealing, and other unacceptable behavior. These kinds of behaviors could lead to expulsion from ACA.
Nuisance Behavior
We at American Christian Academy believe that every person is of eternal value. We believe that God has uniquely gifted and is equipping each of us for the things He has for us to do. We believe that a basic need and right of every individual is to be treated with positive regard and respect because he or she is an extraordinary creation of God. The New Living Translation renders Proverbs 22:1, "…being held in high esteem is better than having silver or gold."
We believe that all of our students should have a school that is safe and free from emotional and physical danger. Because we believe these things, we are going to diligently seek to provide an environment that seeks to limit nuisance behavior and work toward a Biblical resolution. Nuisance behavior includes any activity (verbal or physical) directed at someone by an individual or group of individuals that is vexing, aggravating, annoying, exasperating, or pestering.
Nuisance behavior would include unwelcome, unrelenting teasing and name-calling. Words are powerful in their impact on others. Mean-spirited, hateful, vulgar, Profane, or blasphemous words are totally unacceptable in any from of communication including but not limited to spoken words, text messages, written forms, or the internet. Discipline will be determined by the type and severity of the offensive communication. Verbal harassment will be treated with the same seriousness as physical harassment. Nuisance behavior would include hitting, pushing, shoving, tripping, or any other behavior that would endanger the safety and well being of another student.
Nuisance behavior would include any verbal or physical advances of a sexual nature including “sexting”. This would include any crude jokes or obscene gestures. For incidences of minor nuisance behavior we encourage the offended student to openly declare to the offending student that their behavior is troubling and should stop. If this fails to bring relief the offended student should tell a teacher or the counselor. Whether incidences of nuisance behavior are handled "in house" by our disciplinary procedure or outside authorities are involved depends on the nature and severity of the occurrence.
Students will be issued from 1-6 demerits for each incidence of nuisance behavior depending on the nature and severity of the offense. Students that persist in behaviors that are distressing to other students will enter a special disciplinary process. Parents of a student that accumulates three incidences of minor nuisance behaviors will be required to come to the school for a conference with the Principal and Counselor. Students that accumulate six incidences of minor nuisance behavior will have to appear before the board to determine the course of action to be taken, which could include expulsion. Incidences of severe nuisance behavior of physical or sexual nature may result in the immediate suspension or expulsion of the responsible student if investigation determines he or she is guilty and notification of the authorities.
Ephesians 4:32 says, "…be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one anther…" If students will follow this simple Scripture they will not need to be concerned about the severity of the discipline involved.
Cheating is a serious offense and is in direct opposition to the Christian character that we are seeking to instill in our students. Therefore, cheating will be dealt with very rigorously. The discipline for cheating will be a zero on the assignment on which the student cheated plus 6 demerits. Any consequences resulting from excessive demerits are considered part of the disciplinary action for cheating. Students need to be especially aware that one offense of cheating could place them very close to the 7 demerit limit for school trips and the 10 demerit limit for participation in school athletics.
This policy will be strictly enforced and is intended to encourage students to avoid cheating because of the severity of the consequences. ACA may use video surveillance cameras to monitor inappropriate behavior. This includes cheating, stealing, and other unacceptable behavior. These kinds of behaviors could lead to expulsion from ACA.
Nuisance Behavior
We at American Christian Academy believe that every person is of eternal value. We believe that God has uniquely gifted and is equipping each of us for the things He has for us to do. We believe that a basic need and right of every individual is to be treated with positive regard and respect because he or she is an extraordinary creation of God. The New Living Translation renders Proverbs 22:1, "…being held in high esteem is better than having silver or gold."
We believe that all of our students should have a school that is safe and free from emotional and physical danger. Because we believe these things, we are going to diligently seek to provide an environment that seeks to limit nuisance behavior and work toward a Biblical resolution. Nuisance behavior includes any activity (verbal or physical) directed at someone by an individual or group of individuals that is vexing, aggravating, annoying, exasperating, or pestering.
Nuisance behavior would include unwelcome, unrelenting teasing and name-calling. Words are powerful in their impact on others. Mean-spirited, hateful, vulgar, Profane, or blasphemous words are totally unacceptable in any from of communication including but not limited to spoken words, text messages, written forms, or the internet. Discipline will be determined by the type and severity of the offensive communication. Verbal harassment will be treated with the same seriousness as physical harassment. Nuisance behavior would include hitting, pushing, shoving, tripping, or any other behavior that would endanger the safety and well being of another student.
Nuisance behavior would include any verbal or physical advances of a sexual nature including “sexting”. This would include any crude jokes or obscene gestures. For incidences of minor nuisance behavior we encourage the offended student to openly declare to the offending student that their behavior is troubling and should stop. If this fails to bring relief the offended student should tell a teacher or the counselor. Whether incidences of nuisance behavior are handled "in house" by our disciplinary procedure or outside authorities are involved depends on the nature and severity of the occurrence.
Students will be issued from 1-6 demerits for each incidence of nuisance behavior depending on the nature and severity of the offense. Students that persist in behaviors that are distressing to other students will enter a special disciplinary process. Parents of a student that accumulates three incidences of minor nuisance behaviors will be required to come to the school for a conference with the Principal and Counselor. Students that accumulate six incidences of minor nuisance behavior will have to appear before the board to determine the course of action to be taken, which could include expulsion. Incidences of severe nuisance behavior of physical or sexual nature may result in the immediate suspension or expulsion of the responsible student if investigation determines he or she is guilty and notification of the authorities.
Ephesians 4:32 says, "…be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one anther…" If students will follow this simple Scripture they will not need to be concerned about the severity of the discipline involved.