School Ties - The Code Of Honor

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School Ties - The Code Of Honor

The Code of Honor
Honesty, respect, accountability, these are all words the honor code stands by, it’s a foundation on which academic integrity abides, and a line drawn between what’s right and wrong. The honor code in the movie School Ties meant more than just a signature one signed, it was a living entity, a guideline the school swore by, and those that broke the code met with the consequences.
“It is the students responsibility, not the teachers, to uphold St. Matthews honor code,” said the headmaster as he addressed the students gathered in the chapel for mass at St. Matthews. The headmaster understood the relevance of the code, and that the power was vested in the students to make it work for the entire student body. Another example of the honor code was when the history teacher addressed the class by asking the students to discuss among themselves who cheated on the recent test. He went on to strongly urged the class that overlooking the incident would be robbing them of the honor code. At the end of the movie the main character, David Green, takes the fall for Charles Dillon, the student who cheated. However, the headmaster finds out the truth from the prefect, Rip, and Dillon is expelled from school. As David leaves the headmasters office, the teach...

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