Arkansas Code of Ethics for Teachers

Mrs. Cook will be retiring at the end of the year. She has accumulated forty sick days and feels cheated since she will not be paid for those days once she retires. After going to the chiropractor in November for a slight pain in her back, Mrs. Cook learned she will need an adjustment every week for six months. Even though the doctor’s office says an adjustment will only take 20 minutes, Mrs. Cook takes off every Wednesday until the end of the school year to go the chiropractor.

• Ethical

• Unethical

Which standard on the Arkansas Code of Ethics states that an educator must keep in confidence secure standardized test materials and results, and maintains integrity regarding test administration procedures.

• Standard 2

• Standard 4

• Standard 6

• Standard 8

The Dawn School district purchased licenses from a major software company for a certain number of registered computers to use their software. The district purchased enough licenses so that teachers could register a home computer as well. First grade teacher, Paula Smith, signed out the software from the school and loaded it onto one of her home computers. Along with using the software to create her work for her students, her children use it to do their own personal projects.

• Ethical

• Unethical

Arkansas Code of Ethics Standard 1 states that an educator should maintain a ____________ with each student, both in and outside the classroom.

• personal

• punctual

• professional

• personalized

Mr. Patterson and his family go camping several times a year. While camping Mr. Patterson and his wife occasionally smoke cigarettes. This year while camping at their campsite, Mr. Patterson sees a student and his family at the campsite next door. He says hello to the student and his family but continues to smoke cigarettes in visible sight from them.

 

• Ethical

• Unethical

Which standard on the Arkansas Code of Ethics states that an educator  entrusted with public funds and property honors that trust with honest integrity?

• Standard 2

• Standard 4

• Standard 6

• Standard 8

Laura Gonzalez and Jim Philips were chosen to attend the state’s early childhood conference. They both teach at Regis Early Learning Center and are members of the school’s material and equipment purchasing committee. At the conference, dozens of vendors set up booths and display products for use in early childhood classrooms. One vendor was passing out very nice tote bags that contained small samples. Laura and Jim both took a bag and are excited about using those sample products in class.

• Ethical

• Unethical

Which standard on the Arkansas Code of Ethics states that an educator must maintain competence regarding his or her professional practice inclusive of skills, knowledge, dispositions, and responsibilities relating to his or her organizational position.

• Standard 2

• Standard 4

• Standard 6

• Standard 8

Gary Mitchell, a fifth grade teacher at Sallisburg Elementary, went to the copy room to make some copies. He discovered that someone had left an evaluation of a fellow teacher on the copy machine. He read over the evaluation while he made his copies. Once he finished the copies, he placed the evaluation back on the copier and slipped out of the room.

• Ethical

• Unethical

Which standard on the Arkansas Code of Ethics states that an educator while on school premises or at school sponsored activities involving students, refrains from using, possession, and/or being under the influence of alcohol or unauthorized drugs/substances and/or possessing items prohibited by law, or possessing or using tobacco or tobacco-related products, e-cigarettes, e-liquid, or vapor products, or abusing/misusing prescription medications or other authorized substances as evidenced by impairment?

• Standard 2

• Standard 4

• Standard 6

• Standard 8