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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, a couple of important points...

1 - it's anonymous.  The student does not sit there in front of a panel of students and plea his case.  Both he and the teacher submit written evidence and the Honor Council decides whether or not a violation has occurred.

2 - the "punishment" (should they be found in violation of the honor code) is the same basically as it is at every other school...you get a 0 and the opportunity to retake.  There is, of course, meeting with your parents and admin and a rehash of the honor code and also the *possibility* but no guarantee that it could impact your participation in things like SGA and whatnot but my guess is those punishments are more for egregious or repeated offenses.

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It is still completely inappropriate for administrators to delegate punishment to a panel of students.[/quote]

I mean...it's a combination of students and teachers.  So it's not just the students.  I actually think it works to the kid's advantage.  A jury of your peers is significantly more likely to empathize and let you off the hook.  [/quote]

It’s not really anonymous. Kids talk and and gossip spreads quickly thoughout schools and classrooms. The kids in the panel likely know who is involved. Secondly, students won’t necessarily empathize. You give them too much credit. There are dozens of scenarios where a student on the panel will abuse his power.

Why does there even need to be a panel discussion for this?  The kid broke a rule and used his phone during a test.. He knew the consequences when he chose to have his phone out. Make him retake the test without a phone or give him a 50%. Hopefully it teaches the kid and his peers a lesson and he can move on without dragging it out and shaming the student. [/quote]

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