If the student did break the rules, will she/he get kicked out of school? What kinds of factors influence the sanction imposed?
Yes, the student may be removed from school – Suspended or Dismissed – if any one or more of the aggravating factors are present. Aggravating factors include, but are not limited to, the following: Pre-planning (premeditation) – For example, was the act planned out beforehand, did it involve several steps, or did it take several hours or days to complete? For example, did the student pre-write notes in a Blue Book and then use the notes during the exam, ripping out pages to conceal the prior writing? Did the student gain access to others’ confidential information through his/her employment, and then use it to set up fraudulent credit card accounts? Number of offenses – For example, has the student been referred before or has the student been reported for several violations at the same time (e.g., three plagiarized papers in the same quarter, all reported within two weeks)? Did the student repeatedly download and then distribute copyrighted programs, games, or music from the Internet? P
