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LAURA NASH’S12 QUESTIONS
Framework to Decision Making
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
Choices:
A- Community Problem--- community advocates
“abstinence only” despite the increasing percentage of
pregnant teenagers
B- Insubordination Problem--- teacher gives
contradictory advice to the county policy
C- Policy Problem--- school board policy does not
address the current needs of the community and student
sexual education
WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM?
Choices:
A- Parents found the book and information about the clinic
B- School policy makes employees unable to give any
advice beyond the abstinence only education.
C- Student who asked the teacher to help provide
information outside of the mandated sexual health
curriculum
TO WHOM DO YOU GIVE YOUR LOYALTIES?
Choices:
A- Ms. Reynolds, Teacher
B- School Board
C- Students
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CARRIES THE GREATEST VALUE
IN MAKING THIS DECISION?
Choices:
A- Academic Achievement
B- Student Safety
C- Student Health and Well-
being
HOW WOULD YOU RESOLVE THIS S ITUATION?
Choices:
A- Propose a revision to the “abstinence
policy” to the school board
B- Discipline the teacher who provided
information outside of the abstinence only
policy
C- Meet with the parents and try to
diffuse the situation
WHAT ARE LIKELY RESULTS?
Discussion:
WHAT ARE LIKELY RESULTS?
Discussion:
1. Turmoil in the community among those who support
“abstinence only”
2. Possible increased support from parents of
students who are against the “abstinence only” policy
3. School board eliminates principal’s job for the
upcoming school year
HOW WOULD EACH OF THE FOLLOWING BE NEGATIVELY
IMPACTED BY YOUR DECISION?
Discussion:
1. Students
2. Principal
3. Guidance Counselor
4. Community at large
W H I C H A F F E C T E D PA RT I E S W O U L D Y O U E N G A G E I N D I S C U SS I O N B E F O R E TA K I N G
A C T I O N ?
Choices:
A. Ms. Reynolds, Teacher
B. Mrs. Lewis, School Counselor
C. Mr. and Mrs. Dimmick, Parents
D.Superintendent
E. All of the Above
WHAT IS THE SYMBOLIC POTENTIAL OF YOUR ACTION?
Discussion:
1. Misunderstood
2. Understood
WHAT IS THE SYMBOLIC POTENTIAL OF YOUR ACTION?
Discussion:
1. Misunderstood~ Seen as potentially promoting promiscuity ~ Supporting a teacher who went against school board policy
2. Understood-
~ Community acknowledges the teenage
pregnancy problem
~ School Board adopts our proposed sexual
education curriculum
UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS WOULD WE ALLOW
EXEMPTIONS?
Our policy could allow for parents to
“opt” their children out of sex
education curriculum
REFERENCES
Wingo, P.A., Smith,R.A., Tevendale, H.D & FerrÊ, C. “Recent changes in the trends of teen
birth rates, 1981–2006.” Journal of Adolescent Health 48 (2011):281–288. Print.
Santelli, J.S., Abma, J., Ventura, S., Lindberg, L., Morrow, B., Anderson, J.E., Lyss, S. &
Hamilton, B.E. “Can changes in sexual behaviors among high school students explain the
decline in teen pregnancy rates in the 1990s?” Journal of Adolescent Health 48 (2004):35:80–
90. Print.
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