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In Loco Parentis: The Ethics of Dismissal at Boarding School

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A disciplinary committee at a small, prestigious, independent boarding school must decide the consequences of a student’s disciplinary infraction. To complicate matters, the student is facing challenging family circumstances, her family makes significant...

A Change of Plan?

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An eighth-grade civics teacher in Massachusetts struggles to balance respecting student autonomy and creating a safe classroom community as students complete civic action projects about contentious political issues.

The (De)Merits of Discipline

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Snapshot: A teacher in a charter school must decide how to respond when she witnesses a colleague harshly reprimanding a student in class; while her colleague’s behavior isn’t out of line with the school’s strict discipline code, she herself relies more...

Something in the Water: Controversial Issues and Competitive Debate

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Snapshot: In Memphis, TN, debate coaches are surprised when the school district informs them that they’re not allowed to use national resources that tackle questions of environmental racism by examining lead in the water supply. While the district wishes...

Course Correction: Teaching Critical Consciousness in an Anti-CRT State

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Snapshot: Facing community pushback and a new state law prohibiting teaching “critical race theory,” a middle school principal must decide whether to run a critical consciousness course for students. While student polling shows that the school climate has...

Remaking the Grade: District's Quest for Equitable Homework Policy

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Snapshot: In this case study, Arlington, VA, faced criticism from teachers and parents when the district announced a plan to make homework more equitable by eliminating deadlines and other requirements. How can schools address inequalities in the...

Photo Bomb: Responding to Online Transgressions

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Snapshot: A pair of seventh graders in Madrid take a topless photo of a female classmate using WhatsApp and forward it to the rest of the class. This case asks teachers and families to think about dilemmas that arise when underage students at home misuse...