My Opinion of P.S.'s Treatment

P.S.'s treatment is a very difficult thing for me to analyze. On one side, I feel bad for him and given his spotless track record, he maybe should have been treated with some leniency. On the other hand, P.S. did break the school's honor code, and the only reason the school is "the respected institution it is now" is because of the students honoring the code. As for his father, I think what how he treated P.S. was perfect, and more than what any child could ever expect from their parents when something like what happened with P.S. occurs.
What I think overall is that P.S. was treated a little unfairly. P.S. has had a spotless track record, and this was the first time he had ever disobeyed the honor code, from what I know. Mabrey himself said that P.S. was not the kind of person who would cheat without a good reason. And P.S. did have a good reason. As we discussed though, the people at the meeting with P.S. did not quite understand his reasons. But maybe if they understood what he was trying to say better, they would treated him with more leniency. I understand that this would be undermining the honor code, but P.S. did not deserve what happened to him. A little less of a severe punishment would have served just fine. As the headmaster says to P.S. at the end, P.S. had learned his lesson and would probably never cheat again. If P.S. has learned his lesson, then why punish him even further?
I think that if P.S. had to do it again, he wouldn't have cheated on his exam.