Grade 10 high school student caught plagiarizing, will it matter?

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Sun, 01 Mar 2015 20:24:49 +0000

I plagiarized on the analysis portion of a personal response and received a 0 on the assignment. In addition, I had a talk with my English teacher where she explained the seriousness and implications of such actions.

The following is my school’s plagiarism policy:

“Students who are found to be guilty of plagiarism (or cheating) will not receive credit on the assignment that has been plagiarized. Parents and administration will also be informed of the incident. A zero will be administered for all parties who are involved in plagiarism or cheating in all English courses.”

I did receive a 0 on the assignment, but my parents were not informed of the incident. Does this mean the administration were not informed of the incident either? If they were, would that mean an instance of plagiarism would be recorded on my high school transcript? My main concern is that I will not be accepted into universities because of this incident. Any answers would be highly appreciated.