When a high school student in Oregon is accused of academic misconduct, it can have a dramatic effect on your child's ability to attend the college or university of their choice. Academic misconduct charges can include cheating on an exam, using unauthorized internet resources, plagiarism, cheating on College Board Assessment, the SAT, SAT subject matter exams, AP exams.
It is crucial that your high school student is afforded their due process rights, that the charges are clearly defined, that the process used to investigate the charges is fair and that any resolution or sanction is proportionate and appropriate to the offense. In particular, interacting with the College Board requires a detailed understanding of the process to achieve the best possible outcome.
The College Board takes misconduct extremely seriously and often acts with a heavy hand in imposing sanctions. An experienced attorney advisor will be your high school student's best ally to defend against academic misconduct charges, and they should be involved from as early as possible in the case.
Oregon high schools where Joseph D. Lento can help as your child's student's academic misconduct advisor during investigations, hearings and appeals include, but are not limited to, the following school districts:
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- Adel School District
- Adrian School District
- Alsea School District
- Amity School District
- Annex School District
- Arlington School District
- Arock School District
- Ashland School District
- Ashwood School District
- Astoria School District
- Athena-Weston School District
B
- Baker School District
- Bandon School District
- Banks School District
- Beaverton School District
- Bend-La Pine Schools
- Bethel School District
- Blachly School District
- Black Butte School District
- Brookings-Harbor School District
- Burnt River School District
- Butte Falls School District
C
- Camas Valley School District
- Canby School District
- Cascade School District
- Centennial School District
- Central Curry School District
- Central Linn School District
- Central Point School District (formerly Jackson County School District)
- Central School District
- Clatskanie School District
- Colton School District
- Condon School District
- Coos Bay School District
- Coquille School District
- Corbett School District
- Corvallis School District
- Cove School District
- Creswell School District
- Crook County School District
- Crow-Applegate-Lorane School District
- Culver School District
D
- Dallas School District
- David Douglas School District
- Days Creek School District (Douglas County School District 4)
- Dayton School District
- Dayville School District
- Diamond School District
- Double O School District
- Drewsey School District
- Dufur School District
E
- Eagle Point School District
- Echo School District
- Elgin School District
- Elkton School District
- Enterprise School District
- Estacada School District
- Eugene School District
F
- Falls City School District
- Fern Ridge School District
- Forest Grove School District
- Fossil School District
- Frenchglen School District
G
- Gaston School District
- Gervais School District
- Gladstone School District
- Glendale School District
- Glide School District
- Grants Pass School District
- Greater Albany Public Schools
- Gresham-Barlow School District
H
- Harney County School District 3
- Harper School District
- Harrisburg School District
- Helix School District
- Hermiston School District
- Hillsboro School District
- Hood River County School District
- Huntington School District
I
- Imbler School District
- Ione School District
J
- Jefferson County School District
- Jefferson School District
- Jewell School District
- John Day School District (Grant County School District)
- Jordan Valley School District
- Joseph School District
- Junction City School District
- Juntura School District
K
- Klamath County School District
- Klamath Falls City Schools
- Knappa School District
L
- La Grande School District
- Lake County School District (Lakeview School District)
- Lake Oswego School District
- Lebanon Community Schools
- Lincoln County School District
- Long Creek School District
- Lowell School District
M
- Mapleton School District
- Marcola School District
- McDermitt Elementary School District (Students attend school in McDermitt, Nevada)
- McKenzie School District
- McMinnville School District
- Medford School District
- Milton-Freewater Unified School District
- Mitchell School District
- Molalla River School District
- Monroe School District
- Monument School District
- Morrow School District
- Angel School District
- Myrtle Point School District
N
- Neah-Kah-Nie School District
- Nestucca Valley School District
- Newberg School District
- North Bend School District
- North Clackamas School District
- North Douglas School District
- North Lake School District
- North Marion School District
- North Powder School District
- North Santiam School District
- North Wasco County School District (formerly The Dalles and Chenowith school districts)
- Nyssa School District
O
- Oakland School District
- Oakridge School District
- ODE Head Start
- Ontario School District
- Oregon City School District
- Oregon Trail School Districty
P
- Paisley School District
- Parkrose School District
- Pendleton School District
- Perrydale School District
- Philomath School District
- Phoenix-Talent School District
- Pilot Rock School District
- Pine Creek School District
- Pine Eagle School District
- Pinehurst School District
- Pleasant Hill School District
- Plush School District
- Port Orford-Langlois School District
- Portland Public Schools
- Powers School District
- Prairie City School District
- Prospect School District
R
- Rainier School District
- Redmond School District
- Reedsport School District
- Reynolds School District
- Riddle School District
- Riverdale School District
- Rogue River School District
- Roseburg School District (Douglas County School District 4)
S
- Salem-Keizer Public Schools
- Santiam Canyon School District
- Scappoose School District
- Scio School District
- Seaside School District
- Sheridan School District
- Sherman County School District
- Sherwood School District
- Silver Falls School District
- Sisters School District
- Siuslaw School District
- South Harney School District
- South Lane School District
- South Umpqua School District
- South Wasco County School District
- Spray School District
- Springfield School District
- Paul School District
- Helens School District
- Stanfield School District
- Suntex School District
- Sutherlin School District
- Sweet Home School District
T
- Three Rivers/Josephine County School District
- Tigard-Tualatin School District
- Tillamook School District
- Troy School District
U
- Ukiah School District
- Umatilla School District
- Union School District
V
- Vale School District
- Vernonia School District
W
- Wallowa School District
- Warrenton-Hammond School District
- West Linn-Wilsonville School District
- Willamina School District
- Winston-Dillard School District
- Woodburn School District
Y
- Yamhill-Carlton School District
- Yoncalla School District
It is critical to make certain academic misconduct charges at your child's Oregon high school are handled properly and that the accused student's interests and rights are protected from as early as possible during the investigative and disciplinary process. One reason, among many, is because even at high schools where a finding of responsibility for academic misconduct is made at a hearing, the investigation will set the stage for what the hearing panel is provided prior to a hearing (and what the hearing panel will in large part rely on at a hearing), and at high schools where the finding of responsibility is made solely through the investigative process, what takes place during the investigation itself will determine whether the accused student is found responsible or not responsible for academic misconduct.
Unfortunately, some parents make the mistake of not taking the necessary precautions as soon as possible when their child is accused of academic misconduct. Some people will mistakenly believe that if they "just explain what happened," their school will be fair and impartial and will arrive at the truth. In a perfect world this may be the case, but in a perfect world, being called to answer for alleged academic misconduct would not exist.
Fighting passionately for the future of his clients at schools throughout the nation for many years, Joseph D. Lento knows how important it is to mount the strongest defense because he understands that an accused high school student's academic future is on the line. He does not settle for the easiest outcome, and instead prioritizes his clients' needs and well-being. Joseph Lento is a licensed attorney in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, is admitted as an attorney pro hac vice in state and federal court if needed when representing clients nationwide, and serves as an academic misconduct advisor to high school students facing investigations and disciplinary cases in Oregon and throughout the nation. Make certain your or your student's interests are protected - Contact National High School Academic Misconduct Defense Attorney Joseph D. Lento today at 888-535-3686.
