Question

The Harvest County School Board is concerned about deteriorating school facilities, combined with a shrinking budget. The board began by studying the issue, and then identified parents, children, teachers, staff, and taxpayers as groups who have a vested interest in the problem. The school board has listened to each group's concerns. In the Ethical Decision-Making Framework, its next action should be to

a. identify issues of concern to lawmakers.
b. assess impact of its actions beyond the classroom.
c. engage in brainstorming and evaluate alternatives.
d. choose a course of action.

Answer 1

The answer is: C) engage in brainstorming and evaluate alternatives.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Ethical Decision-Making Framework consists of five steps:

1. Recognize the issue
2. Get the facts
3. Evaluate alternatives
4. Make a choice
5. Reflect on your decision.

Currently the school board has taken steps one and two, and needs to start working on step three.

Step three requires the school board to come up with different alternative actions and evaluate them. They should consider ethical standards when evaluating the possibilities.