Ethics Resources
Resources on ethical school leadership and creating a culture of transparency in your school community.
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November 01, 2024
A Skewed View of Women LeadersType:Article Topics: EthicsHow should a principal respond to a sexist comment by a friend in a private discussion? -
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October 01, 2024
Colorblindness in CastingType:Article Topics: EthicsHow should a school leader deal with the use of actors from various cultural backgrounds in the suburban school’s production of “Fiddler on the Roof”? -
September 01, 2024
Bluster in the BarbershopType:Article Topics: EthicsOur panel analyzes whether a school district DEI coordinator should speak up upon hearing a hateful comment in a public setting. -
August 01, 2024
Shun an Intolerant Colleague?Type:Article Topics: EthicsOur panel analyzes whether a gay school administrator should willingly share his model practices with a colleague who’s hostile to cultural responsiveness. -
June 21, 2024
PEP Talk Episode 31: The 2024 Title IX RegulationsType:Podcast Topics: Advocacy & Policy, District & School Operations, EthicsOn this episode of PEP Talk: Kat Sturdevant interviews Holly McIntush, partner at Thompson & Horton LLP and Jackie Gharapour Wernz, partner at ECR Solutions LLC, two powerhouse Title IX experts about the recently released Title IX regulations. -
June 01, 2024
Forcing Actions Beyond WordsType:Article Topics: EthicsOur panel analyzes how a superintendent should respond to dissonance between a state association’s words and actions when it comes to diversity and equity. -
May 01, 2024
Questioning Parenting StyleType:Article Topics: EthicsOur panel analyzes how a principal might tell a couple their parenting style may be influencing their child’s behavior. -
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April 01, 2024
Standing Alone in Public DefianceType:Article Topics: EthicsOur panel analyzes whether it’s appropriate for a superintendent to defy a governor’s restrictive policy regarding transitioning teenagers’ names and pronoun use in school. -
March 01, 2024
Relocated But Not Out of MindType:Article Topics: EthicsIs a school finance assistant obligated to answer questions once he’s moved into a new job elsewhere? Our ethics panel weighs in. -
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February 01, 2024
Sterling Words But Whose Were They?Type:Article Topics: EthicsOur panel analyzes how a superintendent should act upon discovering the newly hired principal used ChatGPT to craft his application essays. -
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January 01, 2024
A Mother’s Muzzling RequestType:Article Topics: EthicsHow ought a counselor handle demands from a parent of a transgender child to tell friends to halt their messaging after the child transfers? -
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December 01, 2023
A Board Candidate Delivering Stealth With TherapyType:Article Topics: EthicsOur panel analyzes whether an administrator should change healthcare providers owing to his political views as a school board aspirant. -
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November 01, 2023
A Do-Gooder Holding Harmful BeliefsType:Article Topics: EthicsOur panel analyzes whether it matters if a dedicated school volunteer quietly holds racist ideas. -
October 02, 2023
Ethical Considerations for Using Artificıal IntelligenceType:Article Topics: Ethics, Technology & AIOne school community’s decision-making method involves stakeholders in addressing the emerging dilemmas at play with AI tools in education. -
October 02, 2023
Coming Clean on a Child’s DeathType:Article Topics: EthicsA district leader reconsiders his misleading public statement about a son’s fatal use of fentanyl, but what if his ex-wife doesn’t go along? -
October 02, 2023
Exploring ChatGPT’s PotentialType:Article Topics: Ethics, Technology & AIThe authors captured insights from superintendents gathered at a recent forum to share their own advice on navigating AI’s opportunities and challenges. -
September 01, 2023
A Pedagogical Purpose for the N-Word?Type:Article Topics: EthicsA superintendent teaching the historical impact of racism in a graduate school law course wants to quote a U.S. senator’s use of a racial slur. -
June 01, 2023
Can a Safety Reminder Be an Aggressive Act?Type:Article Topics: EthicsAnalysis of an administrator’s ethical duty to inform parents of a safety law without inflaming a racial microaggression. -
May 01, 2023
The Workplace Disappearing ActType:Article Topics: EthicsOur panel analyzes a school district administrator’s misuse of sick days. -
March 31, 2023
A Rock of a Hard PlaceType:Article Topics: Equity, EthicsOur panel analyzes a superintendent’s handling of a protest after students are disciplined for painting “Black Lives Matter” on a boulder.
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