Assigned work enables teachers and students to determine what students are learning. Assignments, examinations, papers, and projects also teach responsibility. Part of this responsibility is academic honesty: the work the student turns in represents his or her best effort, and that, alone. The work is not copied, neither from an outside, unacknowledged source, nor from another person.

Academic honesty creates a trust between students, teachers, and parents, which increases each student’s ability to learn and grow as a person. For this reason, academic honesty is of the highest priority at South Forsyth High School. This extends to all assignments, large and small, in all subjects. While teachers will continually instruct students on the nature of academic honesty, each student is ultimately responsible for his or her own integrity. If a student does not understand the difference between cheating and being honest, then it is his or her responsibility to ask a teacher.

South Forsyth High School is a learning community of trust focused on the authentic development of our students. High standards of academic honesty reflect our intentions to nurture lifelong learners, who also lead with integrity.