What is morality Ethics is the study of

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What is morality?

What is morality?

Ethics – is the study of morality Morality – is the study of right

Ethics – is the study of morality Morality – is the study of right and wrong or good and bad behaviour Moral issue – is a situation where you have to decide what is right or wrong

In school you are sometimes faced with moral issues Do you stand watch or

In school you are sometimes faced with moral issues Do you stand watch or do you go and get help/try to break it up if you can?

In school you are sometimes faced with moral issues Do you report the comments

In school you are sometimes faced with moral issues Do you report the comments or do you like it and comment?

In school you are sometimes faced with moral issues Do you listen to a

In school you are sometimes faced with moral issues Do you listen to a friend and speak to a teacher if you’re worried about them, or is it not your place to say anything?

If you were the student being hurt in this picture what would you expect

If you were the student being hurt in this picture what would you expect the students watching to do?

If you were the student on the receiving end of hurtful comments what would

If you were the student on the receiving end of hurtful comments what would you expect your friends who had seen the comments to do?

If you had confided in a friend about your mental health and how you

If you had confided in a friend about your mental health and how you were feeling, what would you expect them to do?

Sometimes we do nothing because we think it’s not our problem!

Sometimes we do nothing because we think it’s not our problem!

If you do nothing when you know someone needs your support, you are part

If you do nothing when you know someone needs your support, you are part of the problem!

Is it really snitching if your helping out a person in need? Telling Snitching

Is it really snitching if your helping out a person in need? Telling Snitching Keeps yourself and others safe To get someone else in trouble or avoiding blame Concerns someone’s safety Can be a used as a threat in order to control someone The problem is important and urgent The person who is snitching has something to gain Someone may be being hurt or in danger No one is in danger or being hurt An adult is needed to help solve the Can be solved without adult problem intervention