Ethical Decision-Making for School Programs
Questions
Anti-Bullying Program
Who will
benefit
from this
program?
 By implementing the said
program, students who
experience bullying, the bully
and the bullied, their parents,
and the school will benefit on
this in a way that bullying
incidents will be monitored,
solutions will be sought to
prevent it from happening,
and punishments will be given
to those who seriously
commit misconduct.
Who will
 With regards to the
be harmed
implementation of Antiby this
Bullying Program, no one will
program?
actually get harmed if the
right decision was practiced.
For the bully, he might
possibly be expelled from the
school because of his
behaviour but it is one way of
disciplining the wrong act of a
student and never to harm
anyone.
Whose
 On the said program, no
rights will
one’s right will be violated
be violated
because the judgement must
by this
be ensured to serve justice to
program?
those harmed by the bullying.
However during the bullying
process, the bully has
violated the human rights of
the bullied in the way he or
she thinks, interact, and
express himself or herself.
Who will
 Everyone will be able to
be able to
exercise their rights. The
exercise
school officials could arrive in
their
the most accurate and fair
rights?
judgement exercising their
rights. Parent will be able to
protect their children, know
what they are experiencing,
and arrive with a common
understand to both parties.
The bully will be given a
chance to explain and the
bullied to tell what he or she
has been feeling.
Mentoring Program
Community Outreach
 The school, parents, and
 In a community outreach
students/out of school youth
program whether in urban or
starting daycare to high
rural, the school, community,
school can benefit on it. The
and students can benefit
school can gain a positive
from it. The school will be
image, parents don’t need to
able to have a favourable
worry about their child that
perspective from the outside,
much because of the help of
the community will be able to
the mentors, and
receive help to solve some of
students/out of school youth
their problems and the
as well as the mentors can
students will be able to feel
attain learning that will be
how good it is to help others.
useful for them.
 No one will get harmed on
 In a program which intends
the said program since its
to help others, no one will be
purpose is to help those
harmed except by sacrificing
people have access to basic
a little amount of their time to
learning in education. People
execute the said program.
involved will have to spend
time to reach out to the
needy but it will be done
voluntarily which is why there
would be no problem.
 No one’s right will be violated  The Community Outreach
because fairness will be
Program will not violate
practiced instead since the
anyone’s right. Everyone will
mentoring program will be
be participate voluntarily
allotted to those in need for
which means that it is their
them to have access to
heart’s desire to help the
education just like the others
community.
do.
 In this Mentoring Program,
everyone’s right will be
exercised by helping out
each other to improve. The
school’s action in mentoring
the needy is their right to do
so. The parents can still
guide their children and for
the students/out of school
youth, they will be able to
widen their ideas and
knowledge which everyone
must be able to.
 Since this program is made
to reach out to the
community and help them,
everyone will have a voice
on it. The school will be the
one to decide the plans, the
community will be
responsible for voicing out
the kind of help they need,
and the student will exercise
their freedom of will to
decide if they want to
participate or not.
Cases of Knowledge, Courage, Temperance, and Justice
Questions
Knowledge
Which one takes the
lead and directs?
Courage
Which one battles
and defends?
Temperance
Which one takes
control of desires?
Justice
Does everyone
perform his/her role
best fits his/her
nature?
Homes or Residences
 Mothers
They are good in
decision-makings for
their families
 Fathers.
They are the ones who
are the most powerful
and should be the one
to protect their family
as much as possible.
 Mothers
 Children
They are responsible
for knowing the
difference between
needs and wants to
lessen the expenses of
the family.
 Yes
However, their roles
can be interchanged
since every person
may have a different
behaviour but if
categorized based on
what their roles should
do, listed above suits
their nature best.
Residential Communities
 Barangay Captains
They are the ones
accountable for taking
control of the well-being
of everyone and its
improvement.
 Barangay Police
 Other Officers
They ensure that the
policies are being well
regulated and punish
those who are wronged.
 Barangay Captains
 Treasurers
 Residents
They have to make sure
that the money of the
community will be used
wisely. The residents
know their needs so they
must have a common
understanding.
School Communities
 School Presidents
They are the ones
accountable for taking
control of the well-being of
everyone within the school
and for its betterment.
 Security Officials
 Everyone
Security officials in terms of
the safety and everyone for
the reputation of the school.
 School Presidents
 Treasurers
 Everyone
They have to make sure
that the money of the school
will be used wisely.
Everyone including the
students and faculty staff
must also be involved in
terms of their needs for a
wiser decision outcome.
 Yes
 Yes
Based on their roles, they
Based on their roles, they
should know that they
should know that they have
have what it takes being
what it takes being an
an authority and
authority and individual in
individual in community
schools in the first place.
in the first place.