I saw this article yesterday about a high school drama teacher who was suspended by her district for ten days after she allowed an established student led tradition proceed. It was the sort of tradition that some would view as fraternal and playful, and others would view as straight up hazing.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/commu...-suspension-over-theater-tradition/868747001/
It would seem to me that many educational theatre groups, both high school and collegiate, have traditions that could and have faced increasing scrutiny. For those that work in the educational sector, how have you handles these traditions? Where do you draw the line in the sand between traditions and hazing, and what do you do when you have to be the bad guy and put and end to something that might have been perfectly fine in the 1980s but is no longer allowable in 2017?
http://www.jsonline.com/story/commu...-suspension-over-theater-tradition/868747001/
It would seem to me that many educational theatre groups, both high school and collegiate, have traditions that could and have faced increasing scrutiny. For those that work in the educational sector, how have you handles these traditions? Where do you draw the line in the sand between traditions and hazing, and what do you do when you have to be the bad guy and put and end to something that might have been perfectly fine in the 1980s but is no longer allowable in 2017?