THE STUDENT HANDBOOK Enrollment at TASIS means a commitment to honor the codes, rules, and regulations governing behavior for those in the School’s community. We suggest that parents refer to this Student Handbook so that the School and family can work together for the welfare of both the individual and the community. TASIS believes that parents and the School are responsible for education.
TASIS Campus Code The students and faculty of TASIS share in a small society that can flourish only through consideration and respect for the rights and property of others. To safeguard the rights of the community, every student is honor-bound to know and to abide by the guidelines listed in this Handbook. To safeguard the rights of the individual, an established disciplinary procedure ensures fair and consistent evaluation of any violation of these guidelines. The TASIS Code presents the important guidelines of behavior expected of members of the TASIS community. It is not an exhaustive set of regulations. In general, students are expected to adhere to the accepted standards of morality and good citizenship.
Major School Rules Please note that students who break the School Rules will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action, from detention to referral for dismissal.
1. Personal Dishonesty TASIS emphasizes the importance of honesty and trustworthiness in all areas of life at school. Lying or other forms of deception will not be tolerated.
2. Academic Dishonesty The School considers academic cheating or plagiarism a serious offense. Cheating is defined as submitting someone else’s work for credit either in or out of class. This includes: • copying another student’s homework or class work. • cheating on a test. • helping another student to cheat. • giving or receiving unauthorized assistance in the preparation of work for credit. • using unauthorized materials in the preparation of work for credit. Plagiarism is defined as submitting work copied directly from any source without giving credit to the source (via a footnote or bibliography). This includes: • re-arrangement of phrases and sentences from outside sources. • turning in another student’s work. • cutting/pasting from any website on the internet (i.e. Wikipedia). All matters of academic dishonesty will be referred to the Middle School Dean of Student Affairs and the Academic Dean.
3. Profanity, Insolence, Disobedience Behavior of this type is considered anti-social and destructive to the spirit and morale essential to our community. TASIS will not tolerate any disrespectful language or behavior at School. MIDDLE SCHOOL HANDBOOK - 17