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A zero-tolerance attendance rule costs a student their scholarship — their absence was to donate bone marrow to a sibling. Do you enforce it?
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Why this dilemma matters
These dilemmas put rules and circumstances against each other and demand a verdict. Choosing “Enforce the rule: exceptions corrupt the system's fairness for everyone” prioritises the letter of the law; choosing “Grant a waiver: a rule that punishes moral courage has lost its purpose” gives more weight to the spirit behind it.
Worth asking yourself
- Who is the rule protecting, and who is paying for it?
- Is mercy a kind of justice here, or its opposite?
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