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Ethical decisions in turbulent times: a rational navigation route for school leaders through the choppiest of seas.
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School Administrator
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May 1, 2008
- Author:
- Shapiro, Joan Poliner; Gross, Steven Jay; Shapiro, Susan H.
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It was a Tuesday morning, Sept. 11, 2001. Aida Rodriguez was the director of a private preschool in lower Manhattan. It was a new teacher's first day. The staff was having a welcome breakfast for her. They ordered bagels and coffee and invited the parents to join them. Though it was a beautiful day, only a few parents had shown up. Rodriguez and the staff joked that no one wanted to welcome the new teacher because they wanted to soak up the sunshine instead.
That's when it began. Two teachers ran into the room crying. They said a plane had hit the World Trade Center, about 20 blocks away. At first, Rodriguez figured it was an accident. She even ...