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             of changing the teaching-learning situation to achieve the school's
             academic goals. Whether the protection of a student's privacy one of those
             goals is a question worth considering. While academic goals is important,
             the principal can also use his or her leadership to deal with ethical
             issues the school faces in its day-to-day operations.
             Public schools have changed significantly over time. Today metal
             detectors, drug sniffing dogs and armed security personnel have become the
             norm in many of the public schools all over the country. Very often,
             principals and administrative staff have to deal with problematic and
             difficult students. Often, intervention by the police and other law
             enforcement officials is required to get situations under control. School
             disasters like the Columbine High shooting where lives were lost bring to
             focus the importance of leadership in schools and the ethical
             responsibilities school authorities are constantly subjected to in modern
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