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What is the best way to handle a situation where you see a colleague breaking an ethical principle?

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Most important, you cannot let the matter go or you would be ethically negligent and may also be legally complicit. There have been publicized cases of teachers having inappropriate relationships with students where colleagues have known about it. When the ...

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