Ethics Resources
Resources on ethical school leadership and creating a culture of transparency in your school community.
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February 01, 2021
A Disqualifying ActType:Article Topics: EthicsWhat to do about a board candidate for a state superintendent association who is known to have committed domestic violence? -
January 01, 2021
Tattling on Truant PeersType:Article Topics: EthicsWhat’s a school district administrator to do with knowledge shared by a son about his friends’ inclination to skip online classes in a neighboring school system? -
December 01, 2020
Conveying Caveats on Extra TimeType:Article Topics: EthicsIs a principal justified in referencing extended time to complete tests when writing letters of recommendation for students with disabilities? -
November 01, 2020
Grading on the Health CurveType:Article Topics: Curriculum & Assessment, EthicsShould a school district adjust grading during the pandemic for equity purposes even if it hurts college applicants? -
October 01, 2020
A Ticking Clock on AttireType:Article Topics: EthicsShould a concerned administrator go to a 9th-grader’s counselor about a TikTok video of her dancing in revealing clothes? -
September 01, 2020
Defining Ethical Decisions AlternativelyType:Article Topics: Board Relations, EthicsMaking the most defensible and sustainable decisions by looking through more than one lens. -
September 01, 2020
A Deceptive IllnessType:Article Topics: EthicsIs disciplinary action warranted when a support staffer in the superintendent’s office takes medical leave owing to the pandemic that turns out to be false? -
August 01, 2020
Noxious Beyond the OdorType:Article Topics: EthicsHow would you advise a school board that’s been offered big money and needed property from a company with dubious practices? -
June 01, 2020
A Split DecisionType:Article Topics: EthicsIs there an appropriate departing role for the outgoing superintendent when the board is conducting its search? -
May 01, 2020
Bummed Boosters: ‘No Rah-Rah’Topics: EthicsA case involving the livestreaming of varsity football and basketball games via Facebook and the toll it might take on booster club revenues. -
April 01, 2020
A Prank Gone WrongType:Article Topics: EthicsThe complication: The school board president's twin daughters are among those implicated a few weeks before their graduation ceremony. -
April 01, 2020
Steering Clear of Conflicts of InterestType:Article Topics: Board Relations, EthicsThe importance of distinguishing between what are legal conflicts and ethical conflicts, real or perceived. They often involve personnel matters. -
March 01, 2020
The Wayward ComplaintType:Article Topics: EthicsHow to deal with an embarrassed school employee who accidentally sends the superintendent an e-mail venting about colleagues and work conditions. -
February 01, 2020
Split the Grading DifferenceType:Article Topics: EthicsA dispute between a 9th grader and his English teacher who wants to “split the difference” over a paper either misplaced or never submitted. -
January 01, 2020
A Parent's Smear CampaignType:Article Topics: EthicsOur panel analyzes the case of a furious school board member who campaigns publicly for a course transfer for his son, leading to mental anguish for the principal. -
December 01, 2019
Weed ControlType:Article Topics: EthicsAppreciative parents of a special-needs child give an administrator a small amount of marijuana as a gift in a state where its use is legal. Would she be wrong to accept this token of thanks? -
November 01, 2019
Snooping at a ScreenType:Article Topics: EthicsWhat to do about a principal who “inadvertently” spots a critical memo about her on the screen inside her supervisor’s vacant office? -
October 01, 2019
Muzzling False PraiseType:Article Topics: EthicsCan you tactfully refrain from delivering undeserved praise when a longtime colleague seeks a public review of a poorly crafted new book? -
September 01, 2019
Reconsideration of a HireType:Article Topics: EthicsThe ethics panel digests the board’s intent to undo a groundskeeper hiring after discovering his crime conviction as a minor. -
August 01, 2019
Profiting Off ExcessType:Article Topics: EthicsMay a staff member retain PCs being disposed of by his district for classroom backup and donation to charity?
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