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Mrs. Harmony Case Study

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Mrs. Harmony a 10th grade Government/Law teacher at Solid Rock High School in Athens, Georgia talked to Principal Wright about sponsoring the senior class field trip to Washington, Dc. Mrs. Harmony thought the law class would benefit by witnessing President Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony. Principal Wright agreed with Mrs. Harmony on the significance of the educational event but denied field trip approval based on the timeliness of the proceeding. With a spirit of ingenuity and zealous fervor, Mrs. Harmony addressed an appeal to prominent school donors to solicit funds for the school trip on her personal Facebook page and accepted monies to fund the Washington trip. Three weeks later, Mrs. Concerned, the school nutritionist questioned …show more content…

First, by actively investigating and terminating the Facebook solicitation post, the students at the Solid Rock High School were not distracted by media or local grapevine propaganda. Secondly, Principal Wright informed the Superintendent and the Human Resource Officer. As a result, district policy required the monies to be turned in and distributed the source of origin. Mrs. Harmony’s unprofessional actions have the potential to strain and destroy collaborative and trusting relationships with stakeholders and community groups. Thirdly, the district and Principal Wright issued a notice to parents about the incident and admonished the public not to send any funds towards the project.

Principal Wright interviewed Mrs. Concerned and received a statement in regards how she gained knowledge of a school-based field trip and information regarding fundraising procedures on an online social networking site. Secondly, Principal Wright worked closely with Human Resource Manager, to ensure personnel policies were adequately followed. Thirdly, Principal Wright took a leading role in communicating with the community on the alleged scam surrounding the “proposed field

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