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A form titled "Expectations of Integrity" that went home to all parents of students in Westfield High School's AP World History course threatens disciplinary action and a failing grade for students who go beyond class handouts, their own notes or their textbook for information for their assignments, unless a teacher specifically directs them to do so.
"You may not use/access/refer to/peruse/skim/look at ANY Internet sites or Wikipedia or Encyclopedia Brittanica Online or any other reference site available online, including the Westfield High School databases to help you answer questions," the form read.
Punishment for violating the expectations includes a grade of zero on the assignment and a referral for an honor code violation. Consqeuences for violating the honor code range from a note in the student's file to a recommendation for explusion, depending on the severity of the violation.
He told the Post that the new rules guaranteed fairness among students and wouldn't give a student with more resources an advantage over the student who was limited to what was available in class.
History Students in Virginia Prohibited From Research Outside Texbook - ABC News
OMG!!! This is what is now being referred to in education as "Equity in Education". What's next? Redistribution of grades?
The dumbing down of America.