A Ticking Clock on Attire

Type: Article
Topics: Ethics, School Administrator Magazine

October 01, 2020

Ethical Educator
Cartoon of man averting eyes while looking at phone
Scenario:

The assistant middle school principal is shown by a former student a TikTok video of a high school freshman doing a sexual dance in revealing attire, apparently a regular occurrence on her social media.

He knew the student had an unstable home life during the previous several years but doesn’t know the details.

The assistant principal wrestles with showing the video to the student’s high school counselor, thinking the student may need help. 

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The Ethical Educator panel consists of

  • Shelley Berman, superintendent, Andover, Mass.; 
  • MaryEllen Elia, senior fellow, International Center for Leadership in Education and retired superintendent
  • Maggie Lopez, retired superintendent in Colorado Springs, Colo.; and 
  • Glenn "Max" McGee, a former superintendent and regional president of Hazard, Young, Attea, and Associates in Schaumburg, Ill.

Each month, School Administrator draws on actual circumstances to raise an ethical decision-making dilemma in K-12 education. Our distinguished panelists provide their own resolutions to each dilemma.

Do you have a suggestion for a dilemma to be considered?
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