THE HONOR CODE
no responsibility for activities conducted on personally owned or school-issued electronic devices, materials stored on such devices, or the school’ s network.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Anything that is produced by a CPA employee / student utilizing Academy equipment, technology, servers, Internet, cloud-based storage, 3-D printer, or any other service provided by the school is necessarily the property of Christ Presbyterian Academy( CPA). In addition, CPA reserves the right to negotiate in good faith with faculty or parents of students concerning any intellectual property.( including but not limited to apps, textbook, teacher resources, web-based products) they produce in order to ensure that both parties benefit from the production process and the end result.
Student Automobile Policy
It is a privilege for a student to drive a vehicle to school and students must obey all traffic rules while on campus. Students are expected to not exceed the posted 12 mph on-campus speed limit, not drive recklessly, and be alert for other students and vehicles.
Any student vehicle that is driven to and parked on campus must exhibit a parking pass obtained from the upper school office. If the pass is lost, the student must go to the front office to obtain another pass in a timely manner.
All vehicles driven to campus must be fully insured and licensed per the State of Tennessee law.
All student vehicles are to be parked in designated areas as instructed and are not to be moved during the school day. Vehicles must be locked and no valuables visible from the windows to invite theft.
Vehicles cannot be visited during the school day without permission from the upper school office.
If a student is dismissed by the school nurse because of illness and intends to sign out and personally drive home, a parent must give verbal permission to the upper school office before the student may leave.
Violation of any of the above rules can result in loss of privilege to drive to school and park on campus. Demerits will be issued for any violations of this policy.
DRIVER’ S LICENSE TESTING A student may be excused from school for the equivalent of half of a school day to obtain a driver’ s license. Student must follow planned absence procedure.
THE HONOR CODE
The CPA honor code is founded on three commitments: I will act with integrity. I will communicate with honesty. I will honor the rights of others.
APPLICATION OF THE HONOR CODE
In academic assignments, teachers will clearly explain what level of assistance is allowed and what resources are restricted. Based on these boundaries, students will certify the honor code, which states,“ I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid” on selected work.
A list of actions that are considered violations of the honor code is presented later in this section. Such a list is necessary as a basis for incorporating the honor code into the CPA environment. However, the honor code’ s foundational commitments are values that are not limited to a particular setting or activity, but apply to choices one faces throughout life.
HONOR CODE VIOLATIONS
• Using unauthorized materials for academic work submitted for credit. Examples of unauthorized materials include notes, textbooks, previous examinations, exhibits, experiments, papers, or other supplementary items, whether from another student, electronic device, or a commercial source.
• Providing unauthorized assistance to another student or receiving unauthorized assistance from another student. Examples include copying or allowing another student to copy a student’ s individual work; discussing an examination with another student in order to give or gain prior knowledge of it; providing or obtaining copies or excerpts of an assignment or examination for personal advantage, whether the work of a current or past student. These activities are forbidden whether accomplished by physical encounter or electronic transmittal.
• Giving false or misleading information regarding any schoolrelated matter, whether by intentional lies or ill-informed assertions( i. e., passing rumors). Examples include forged or misrepresented parental communications; answering untruthfully when questioned about misconduct or honor violations; falsely accusing another student of an honor code violation, infraction of school rules, or a crime; or dishonestly representing one’ s achievements, qualifications, or fulfillment of a regimen.
• Making unauthorized changes in any reported grade or on an official academic report form, such as in-class grading.
• Falsifying scientific or other data submitted for academic credit, or records of accomplishment submitted in athletics or other endeavors.
• Plagiarizing: deliberately copying, writing, or presenting as one’ s own, information, ideas, or phrasing of another person without proper acknowledgment of the true source.
• Using computing facilities or library resources in an academically dishonest manner or a manner that betrays the values of Christ Presbyterian Academy.
• Falsely representing oneself or one’ s actions as authorized by the Academy.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE( AI) POLICY
Christ Presbyterian Academy recognizes that Artificial Intelligence( AI) tools are increasingly present in academic and professional environments. In keeping with our mission to help students evaluate all knowledge and life through God’ s truth and to live transformed by His truth for His glory, we expect our students to use AI responsibly, ethically, and in a way that supports their personal growth and academic integrity.
Any prohibited use of Artificial Intelligence tools or essay writing services will be considered an honor code violation. Safety and privacy provisions of the honor code also apply to use of AI.
Student Discretion- Permitted Uses of AI Tools: Students may use AI for the following supportive and educational purposes:
• Brainstorming study strategies or test preparation approaches
• Generating practice quiz questions or flashcards for self-assessment
• Enhancing time management and organization skills( e. g., using AI to create a study plan or schedule)
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