Blog: Plagiarizing With A Purpose

If you thumbed through the latest edition of the Borah Senator, the paper for Borah High School in Boise, you might have noticed the editorial looked familiar. Student writer Harmony Soto plagiarized the piece from Boise Weekly writer George Prentice . But there’s a catch: She acknowledged the plagiarism with a biting editorial note. “You may find parts of this article similar to previous articles written by George Prentice for the Boise Weekly,” Soto wrote. “We could apologize and say this is a mistake on part of the Borah Senator Staff, but if our new state superintendent (Sherri Ybarra, pictured) was able to get away with it, is it even worth it?” Soto added “To our State Leadership: Remember, the students of Idaho do pay attention to the examples you’re setting”/ Melissa Davlin , Idaho Reports. More here .