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When the high school principal first offered me the job, he said that my main role would be coaching the basketball team. He told me that his school's basketball team had not been doing well, and this year was the first year in a long time that the team has a collection of very good players. He said multiple times that he wanted championship at least at the county level. I had coached basketball teams before and enjoyed many championships. My first meeting went very well with the players; it was a nice group of students from variety of backgrounds. Players worked very hard in the practice meetings. Two weeks before the matches began the team players found out that one of their teammates, David, was gay. They immediately started isolating David in the practice games. The team sent a representative to tell me that they did not want David in the team and that if he is not removed, they would sabotage the games. David was one of my best players, and without him it would be very difficult to win the championship. Plus, I thought it was unfair to David that he would have to leave the team because he was gay. I did not have a problem with him being gay. Things got more complicated for me when the principal asked me to remove David from the team. I disagree with the principal, but I do not know what to do. Please offer a solution with a justification.
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
From a civil liberties union website it states:

But the law requires school administrators and teachers to:
•Protect LGBTQ students from bullying and harassment.
•Treat LGBTQ students fairly and equally.
•Respect LGBTQ students' free speech and free expression rights.
•Respect LGBTQ students' privacy rights.
Explain the law to your principal and ask if he wishes to remove the gay student and deal with the subsequent ACLU lawsuit or keep the student and deal with the homophobic team members. Do whatever he says.
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments:
Rated On: March 3, 2013 8:01 pm
Rated By: yTuGyd
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: this might solve the issue with the principle but not with the team.
Rated On: October 20, 2014 1:10 am
Rated By: Christie Gerlach
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No
The suggested solution is relevant to the case No
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: I agree with the law but not with the approach to the principle and the students on the basketball team.
Rated On: February 26, 2015 2:12 am
Rated By: uVataS
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No
The suggested solution is relevant to the case No
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: I do not think as a teacher you should listen to whatever the principal says. It is a lawsuit waiting to happen and you do not need to be in the middle of it. It is important to let the principal know that you will not cut David from the basketball team and if he fires you oh well, you did what was right in your heart and will victory for David soon. Like I said I would be the bigger person and not give into what the principal says so he can get his trophy.
Rated On: March 1, 2015 5:06 pm
Rated By: NaHuVa
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I liked that you looked up what the law states.
Rated On: October 3, 2016 5:46 pm
Rated By: yVuRaR