(c) St. Elias School of Orthodox Theology

School Honor Code


Professionals with the highest of responsibilities as staff or students of the ministry are required by the guidelines of St. Elias School of Orthodox Theology and by Scriptural standards to show a level of integrity that is beyond reproach.

There are two reasons an honor code is needed:

1. There should be a sense of satisfaction that you have done what is biblically correct.
2. There should be a recognition that people around you see and know that you are a Christian or a person of good will in all you say and do.


Lying:

Lying is making an assertion which intentionally deceives or misleads. This deceitful assertion may be in oral or written form, or clearly communicated by a gesture. Your responsibility for the truth goes beyond what is said or written. It includes what is understood and perceived by others.

Stealing:

Stealing is defined as intentionally depriving someone else of property or service without permission.

Cheating:

Cheating is defined as attempting or aiding in the intent to receive undeserved credit or to give an unfair advantage.

The essence of cheating is the act of deceiving the school into thinking that some piece of work is your own, when in fact it is not.

Conduct:

At all times and in all situations the student will conduct himself or herself in a Christ-like manner. This applies to classroom, correspondence students, and personal situations. At all times, a student must reflect the values a servant of Christ would hold, at home, work, recreation, in study and in the classroom.


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