Shifting Inward During a Storm
March 01, 2022
Appears in March 2022: School Administrator.
Ethical Educator
Scenario: ![Jumping Ship](/images/default-source/school-administrator/2022-march/5-ee-mar22c.jpeg?sfvrsn=8cace683_7)
During a school visit in November, the superintendent feels a tug on her sleeve. It is the dedicated school psychologist, who explains she has been adversely affected by fallout from the pandemic and wants to take a leave of absence to become a stay-at-home
parent for remainder of the school year. Clearly, she feels guilt shifting her focus inward, knowing there’s a skyrocketing number of students with mental health needs and dearth of providers able to fill her role. She asks: “Is it OK
to leave my position, out of choice and not necessity, during this especially turbulent time?”
How should the superintendent respond?
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The Ethical Educator panel consists of
- Sheldon Berman, AASA lead superintendent, Redmond, Ore.;
- MaryEllen Elia, senior fellow, International Center for Leadership in Education and retired superintendent;
- Chris Lee Nicastro, former Missouri commissioner of education and president, Lee Consulting Group, St. Louis, Mo.; and
- Louis N. Wool, superintendent, Harrison, N.Y.
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.
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