REGINA – The provincial government is moving forward with a uniform policy for all school divisions to deal with student plagiarism and late assignments.
Darren McKee, assistant deputy minister with the Ministry of Education, said a draft policy is now in the hands of stakeholders for review and will likely be implemented at the start of the 2011-12 school year.
It will ensure that all Saskatchewan students face similar consequences for plagiarizing material and handing in late assignments.
“We want to be sure in our policy that we’re clear that late work and plagiarism can affect a student’s mark. We also know that many schools do have policies and procedures already in place and this new policy is going to help ensure consistency across the province,” said McKee in an interview.
He also stressed the new policy will give teachers discretion to address individual circumstances.
The issue of how to deal with the issues arose this fall in Saskatoon. Saskatchewan Party Education Minister Donna Harpauer said at the time the confusion that arose showed the need for a standardized policy for the province.
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