As you have learned in this course, teachers serve as role models and your conduct, both on and off the job, can significantly impact your professional image. In this project, you are to research ways to protect yourself from false accusations, and write a 2-page reflection page. Read the short article Preview the documentfrom Northwest Professional Educators. The article identifies 14 steps a teacher should take to limit opportunities for allegations of misconduct.
For each of the 14 steps, you are to:
Identify the possible violation
Identify the standard of professional behavior the action violates
Provide justification for your selection of the standard
Protect Yourself From False Accusations
Over the past year it has been reported that a student was going to report her teacher was looking at her chest because she "didn't like the grade he gave her." In another frequent example, a student complained that the teacher had "inappropriately" touched her because he required too much homework or had "embarrassed" her by singling her out to respond to a question in class. Similarly, female teachers find themselves charged with "inappropriate" touching towards both male and female students for a variety of reasons. Coaches and physical education teachers of both genders are particularly vulnerable to such allegations.
So, how do teachers protect themselves from false accusations? Following are some practical steps to limit the opportunities for misconduct accusations.
Should you have any concern regarding your conduct towards students, remember an old adage, "when in doubt don't." Act with caution and seek guidance and approval from administrators before taking unilateral action that might be open to unintended interpretations.
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