Ethics Assignment - ED292

Alabama Educator Code of Ethics

Standard 7

Standard 7: Renumerative Conduct

An educator should maintain integrity with students, colleagues, parents, patrons, or businesses when accepting gifts, gratuities, favors, and additional compensation.

Ethical Conduct Includes

Includes, but is not limited to:

• Insuring that institutional privileges are not used for personal gain.

• Insuring that school policies or procedures are not impacted by gifts or gratuities from any person or organization.

Unethical Conduct Includes

Includes, but is not limited to:

• Soliciting students or parents of students to purchase equipment, supplies, or services from the educator or to participate in activities that financially benefit the educator unless approved by the local governing body.

• Accepting gifts from vendors or potential vendors for personal use or gain where there appears to be a conflict of interest.

• Tutoring students assigned to the educator for remuneration unless approved by the local board of education.

Multiple Choice

Is it better to be on the safe side when accepting gifts from students?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Select

Is it acceptable for teachers to accept a car from students and/or the community?

• Yes

• No

• More information is needed to answer the question.

Open Ended

If a high school student gives their teacher of the opposite gender a gift. What is the best way to accept this gift?

Multiple Choice

When in doubt, it is best to _____

• Not accept the gift

• Kindly decline it

• Accept it. Who is going to say anything.

• Trust your gut about what to do.

Multiple Choice

Can I accept a $20 gift card from one of my third grade students around Christmas time?

• Yes

• No

I hope you all learned something and feel more informed about renumerative conduct as an educator!

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