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Case Study 1

A teacher was accused and under investigation. There was
an embargo placed on the information by the school
council. Whilst the teacher involved was being
investigated by police and the Central Authority, no
information about the matter was to be released or
‘leaked’ to any other teacher, staff or students.
All the teachers were told was that the teacher ‘Chi-man’
was being taken off classes and would be assisting the
Administration with data entry for the remainder of the
Semester. As the investigation continued various teachers
and some students were interviewed. At interview they
were warned not to say anything about this matter to
anyone else under threat of legal action (yeah right!).

Finally the matter was resolved and the teacher was
reinstated to classes. The principal announced that the
issue had been fully investigated and the matter was now
closed. Later that week a delegation of parents came to
the Principal’s office and demanded to know what had
occurred and why was ‘Chi-man’ allowed to teach their
children.

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