88087 Wyo Sem US handbook.indd - Wyoming Seminary

We suggest that parents do not:
• do their children’s homework for them;
• write or phone in excuses for student absences significantly motivated by the
desire to avoid or postpone a test;
• call a coach about playing time.
We suggest that parents do:
• question a student who claims to have finished all homework during free bells;
• help their student set up a regular work/study schedule, away from TV, phone and
“instant messaging;”
• initially, let their children work out academic or social problems on their own;
• call their Class Dean or advisor if problems persist;
• e-mail teachers with important questions;
• call Ms. Elizabeth Frosini at (570) 270-2140 to volunteer for Parents Association
organizations or events (see page 67 for more information about the Parents
Association).
Does Sem have a policy on academic honesty?
Teaching and promoting academic honesty is a three-way partnership among the school,
the family, and the student. The faculty of Wyoming Seminary believes that mutual trust
is a cornerstone of its program and that any violation of this trust is a serious disciplinary
matter. Parents are urged to support our unalterable position on all matters of academic
honesty.
Academic Dishonesty: refers to forms of cheating and plagiarism which result
in students giving or receiving unauthorized assistance in an academic exercise or
receiving credit for work which is not their own.
Cheating: intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized materials,
information, or study aids in any academic exercise. The term “academic exercise”
includes all forms of work submitted for credit.
Facilitating Academic Dishonesty: intentionally or knowingly helping or
attempting to help another to violate academic integrity.
Academic Programs
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