Hereby request participation in the Los Angeles County Academic Decathlon (LACAD) competition. My parent or guardian, whose agreement is shown below, and I hereby agree to follow the student rules listed below:
STUDENT RULES:
- Students will show exemplary respect for all facilities related to the Decathlon competition to assure that nothing is done to cause damage. It is understood that should any damage occur, the person(s) responsible would be held accountable for damages incurred.
- Students will carefully follow the directions of the Academic Decathlon Coordinator and will accept the interpretations and decisions made by the Decathlon Coordinator.
- Students will show respect for peers, coaches and volunteer workers throughout the event.
- Their coaches will supervise students during Decathlon activities.
- Students will demonstrate academic honesty and personal integrity. It is expected that students will not cheat, lie, plagiarize or commit other inappropriate conduct such as:
- Use of alcohol, illegal drugs or tobacco by students, no matter what their age
- Water pistols, water balloons and other creative missiles
- Running, fighting and other disruptive behaviors
- Stealing, Vandalism/Damage to venue property
- **Using an illegal or prohibited calculator.
It should be understood that cheating, in any form, would not be tolerated. Any suspected act of cheating will be promptly brought to the LACAD Coordinator for review, evaluation and imposition of possible sanctions. If someone is proven to have cheated, it is within the Coordinator’s power to disqualify not only the person caught cheating, but possibly the entire team as well.
** Any student caught using a prohibited calculator will be eliminated from the competition and their scores will be disqualified from being added to the team score.
By signing this form, this student and parent/guardian expressly grant authority to, and indicate consent to, the release of educational information about, or relative, to, the participation of this student in competition day activities. Such information may include, but not be limited to the following, the release of photographs, test results, and production of sound, motion picture or video tape recordings, etc. The LACAD shall have the right to reproduce, use, display, and disseminate in such manner as they see fit, without obligation of any kind to any person, the test efforts resulting from competition day activities. Students, parents, and coaches are expected to support this contract.
In the event that a student does not comply with the expected level of behavior, the Decathlon Coordinator shall determine the appropriate sanctions. Sanctions may include disqualifying the student or their team. Students may be further subject to disciplinary action pursuant to the rules of conduct as adopted by each individual school district.
Confirmation below affirms support for this contract: