Thoughtful Problem #12

Read the three web pages for class 12 in Course Documents. Select one of these or one of your own that presents a serious ethical problem for the technology director. A serious ethical problem usually has consequences no matter how you decide to act. In three to five paragraphs, discuss as honestly as you can the ethical problem and the possible consequences.

In response to the tech director’s ethical dilemma:

The reading makes me think about how a teacher can be so much vulgar and ugly and how one organization like a high school in the US can not terminate her from teaching like moral job or imprison her. In my view, this teacher should immediately be terminated from the school and a tech coordinator’s duty to protect students and school environment, school technology at any cost. Ethical issues must be prioritized first.
As this teacher showed the kids how to bypass filter, she should be terminated from the school. As a tech coordinator, I think that it should be reported first to the higher authority, like school principle, superintendent, and administration. She may have a power to abuse technology like one higher authority of school district may have personal relationship. There are hidden corruption everywhere in the US society .Who knows that probably that person may relate to some political organization. Everybody may already aware of this issue, but due to possible bad consequence, this may be overlooked by others.
One of the biggest issues with ethics is loyalty. Now question is loyalty to whom? To the community or to the boss or authority. In most cases, every working person has bondage to the higher authority. Any public staff should keep safeguard confidential information, but should put loyalty on the public’s interest above personal and political loyalties. In perspective of fairness, dignity, respect, tech coordinator should make decision based on the merits of the issue, pay attention on policy, apply policy consistently. Policy should be reviewed periodically. In perspective of responsibility- as a public servant, a tech coordinator works for the community, take responsibility for his or her own actions, even when it is uncomfortable to do so.
He or she should involve all appropriate stakeholders in meeting affecting decisions, follow through on commitments, keep others informed all the incidents.
Therefore,as a Public servant and care-giver for students ,first step is to figure out what is right things to do which is sometimes difficult due to grey areas and ethical dilemmas. Second, what is the public’s perception of the right thing to do would be? Third, when needed balance the first two steps and follow the path that best serves public’s interest.