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HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC HONOR CODE

A. Purpose and Principles

The purpose of the Academic Honor Code is to ensure that all students have the opportunity to learn and be assessed in academically honest surroundings.

The Honor Code rests on the following principles:

Reflecting Manarat El Mostaqbal Mission, all students, faculty, and administrators demonstrate the values of respect, responsibility, and integrity;

The Manarat community believes that it is dishonorable for students to receive credit for work that is not the result of their own efforts;

All members of the Manarat community are jointly responsible for seeing that the Honor Code is followed.

These principles serve as the foundation for a lifetime code of ethics. By collaboratively encouraging an atmosphere of honesty and hard work, students, faculty and administration serve the student body of Manarat by making it a better place to learn.

B. Violations of the Academic Honor Code

Plagiarism, or using another's work, published or unpublished, as one's own. Plagiarism also includes failure to use quotation marks or other conventional markings around material quoted from any source;

Obtaining, distributing or referring to a copy of an examination, which the teacher has not authorized to be made available for such purpose;

Any act that impedes the ability of other students to have fair access to materials assigned or suggested by the teacher. This includes unauthorized removal or destruction of library or other source materials; Cheating, or referring to information not specifically permitted by the teacher, especially during exams or tests.

This includes receiving information from a fellow student or another unauthorized source; Unauthorized alteration of grades or any other records related to the academic performance of a student; Assisting another student in committing the violations outlined above; Other instances of academic dishonesty as identified by individual teachers.

C. Student and Teacher Responsibilities

Students are responsible for understanding the Academic Honor Code and its implementation at Manarat American.

At the conclusion of each major examination or submission of a major assignment, students will be required by their teacher to sign a pledge that they have neither given nor received aid from any unauthorized source during the examination or in preparing the assignment.

Teachers may further define acts, in writing, that constitute violations of the Honor Code in their classrooms.

These acts will be explained to each class and will be effective thereafter for that class;


	When a teacher believes there has been an Honor Code infraction, the teacher will inform the student of the infraction and the suggested consequence. At the time of the incident, the teacher and student will complete the irrespective "Honor Code Incident Report". The teacher will send the forms to the Head of School who will send the reports to the Honor Council for deliberation and a recommendation. The Honor Council will review the case and make a recommendation to the administration. The student is responsible for informing within twelve hours his/her parent(s) or guardian(s) of an alleged or actual violation of the Honor Code. The teacher will inform the parent(s) or guardian(s) of the incident after the twelve-hour period.

D. Honor Council

The Honor Council consists of five students and two faculty members. One of the five student members is a representative of the Student Council. The other four represent Grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 – one per grade level.

These students are selected by the Heads of Department after submitting one letter of interest and two letters of recommendation from any source. The faculty representatives are selected by the administration from among faculty members who express an interest in serving on the Honor Council. All members serve one-year terms and may be re-elected.

The primary purpose of the Honor Council is to investigate, in a confidential environment, any suspected or actual violation of the Honor Code and make recommendations to the high school administration. In order for the Council to arrive at the most appropriate conclusion, they will be supplied with relevant information by the administration, the teacher, and the student involved. One Honor Council designee is responsible for reporting the recommendation to the high school administration.

The recommendation will state the student's innocence or guilt and the appropriate academic or disciplinary penalties, if any. No penalty is imposed until the administration has made its decision. Should no determination be made before the end of the term, the teacher will record an incomplete grade until a final decision is made.

E. Academic and Disciplinary Penalties

Academic penalties may include one or more of the following:


	Additional work to provide evidence of the student's academic performance and that the student knows and understands the course material. A lower or failing grade or score on the assignment or exam. A lower or failing grade in the course. A loss of flex period (or 45 minutes of study hall). A loss of off-campus privilege (if applicable).

Depending upon the severity of the violation, one or more of the following disciplinary penalties may be imposed.

Repeat offenders may expect more severe consequences:


	Reprimand: A written statement from the Honor Council expressing disapproval of the conduct. Suspension: An in -school or out -of-school suspension may be recommended. At the conclusion of the suspension, the student will be permitted to return to school on a probationary basis. Expulsion: A very serious and/or chronic offense may lead to recommendation for removal from Manarat American (after 3 honor code violations, a student may be exited from Manarat American). The student will not be permitted to re-apply for admission to Manarat American until he/she has been withdrawn for at least one full academic year (board policy). Other reasonable sanctions or a combination of sanctions: It is up to the discretion of the administration if other sanctions or a combination of sanctions is necessary for specific student infractions.

*The Manarat Academic Honor Code was borrowed from the honor systems currently used by Cairo American College (CAC) & Florida State University, University of Michigan School of Engineering, and Vanderbilt University.

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