District too lenient with cheaters? (Notebook: educations information from schools, business, research and professional organizations).
In Bardstown, Ky., 34 seniors from Bardstown High School were caught copying short stories from the Internet and placing them in their writing portfolios. After being caught they were asked to rewrite the assignment, complete an essay on plagiarism Using ideas, plots, text and other intellectual property developed by someone else while claiming it is your original work. and take a 12-hour seminar on ethics. Critics balked balk
v. balked, balk·ing, balks
v.intr.
1. To stop short and refuse to go on: The horse balked at the jump.
2. when nine of the 34 were reinstated into the National Honor Society The National Honor Society (NHS), established in 1921, is a recognition program for American high school students who show achievement in scholarship, leadership, service, and character. . A columnist for the local newspaper wrote, "Membership in the NHS NHS
abbr.
National Health Service
NHS (in Britain) National Health Service is supposed to reflect not only significant scholarly achievement but also moral standing."
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