Honor Code

Honor Code

The Backpack Honor Code (BHC) provides the foundation for the intellectual freedom that is encouraged and shared by all members of the backpack community, and it embodies the belief that true academic freedom and discourse can only exist within a framework of honesty, integrity, and responsibility.  With the privilege of participating on backpack comes the responsibility of supporting both the expectations and the spirit of the BHC, which calls for submitting work of your own creation, accurately reflecting your personal education record, fairly representing your philanthropic endeavors, refraining from posting pictures, videos or language that are harmful to both you and our community, and giving proper credit to the ideas and work of others.

This requires each individual to respect all fellow members of the backpack community and to vigorously support the protected nature of intellectual property.  We emphasize personal responsibility and expect everyone will adopt, uphold, and adhere to the core values inherent to the BHC.

We encourage you to be accountable to other members and pledge to not cheat, plagiarize, fabricate, or falsify information, nor assist others in these actions.