LANTITE Professional Ethics in Education 2

Question 1

A student confides to their teacher that they are being emotionally abused at home. What is the teacher's primary ethical and legal obligation?

Accepted Answer

Report the concern to the appropriate child protection authority

Answer

Teachers are mandatory reporters and must report suspected child abuse to the appropriate authority regardless of confidentiality concerns.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the concept of 'duty of care' for teachers?

Accepted Answer

Taking reasonable steps to protect students from foreseeable harm

Answer

Duty of care requires teachers to take reasonable and prudent steps to prevent foreseeable harm to students in their charge.

Question 3

A teacher discovers a colleague is falsifying student attendance records. What is the most ethically appropriate first step?

Accepted Answer

Raise the concern with the principal or appropriate authority

Answer

Teachers have a professional obligation to report unethical conduct by colleagues through appropriate internal channels.

Question 4

Under what circumstance is it ethically permissible for a teacher to share a student's personal information with a third party?

Accepted Answer

When it is necessary to protect the student's safety or wellbeing

Answer

Student information may be shared without consent only when there is a legitimate safety or legal reason to do so.

Question 5

A teacher receives a gift of significant monetary value from a student's family after helping the student pass an exam. What should the teacher do?

Accepted Answer

Decline or return the gift to avoid a conflict of interest

Answer

Accepting gifts of significant value can compromise professional integrity and create actual or perceived conflicts of interest.

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