When teachers in Madison, Wisconsin elementary school to announce plans to establish a photo exhibition with the participation of families with gay or lesbian parents, the school system Chief Cheryl Wilhoyte faces an uncomfortable decision. She knows that the show would be controversial and is likely to offend the community, especially in the group of conservative Christian parents. She also knows that the liberal teachers will consider the issue as one involving academic freedom in relation to the school system in the "anti-bias" curriculum. In this case, the management, the superintendent must make a decision in force, whether and / or how solve. If a school-level decisions, or is it requires its intervention? She should not even decide on what basis it should be based her to decide whether to take part. thing is useful to discuss leadership in a decentralized environment, as well as questions about how the government should deal with the cultural conflict in the context of the public sector. HKS Case Number 1442.0 "Hide
by Susan Rosegrant 4 pages. Publication Date: July 1, 1998. Prod. #: HKS216-PDF-ENG
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