Education

A regime orders you to purge ‘subversive’ books from the last public library in the region. Refusing will close the library forever; compliance keeps it open for everything else. Do you comply?

A troubled student leaves a map suggesting a planned attack tomorrow. Reporting it may ruin a possibly innocent kid; waiting might cost lives. Do you call the police now?

Students occupy the exam hall over tuition fees. You can call police or negotiate and delay grading—both options derail futures. What do you do?

Your exchange student reveals they’ll be punished back home if they fail. They beg for a pass. Do you bend the rules?

A parent offers you a ‘research donation’ if you adjust their child’s grade by one band. No one would trace it. Do you take it?

Your school’s winning coach is emotionally abusive; firing them will tank scholarships for a dozen players. Do you act mid‑season?

A talented student admits to plagiarising one essay in exchange for tutoring three classmates who would have failed. Do you report them or view it as imperfect altruism?

A brilliant student volunteers for a risky study you’re running, waiving liability. Approving them could harm them—and make the discovery. Do you sign off?

A contagious illness hits campus. Publicly alerting students will trigger panic and mass dropout; waiting for confirmation could cost lives. Do you send the alert now?

Your school board bans a book that saved your life as a teen. Distributing it in secret could get you fired. Do you share it?

Your lab has developed a method that could revolutionise green energy—or enable catastrophic weapons. Publishing will make your career. Do you publish?

A student is injured on your field trip due to your mistake; the head suggests calling it an unavoidable accident to protect the school. Do you lie?

Your alma mater offers your child a guaranteed place due to your donations. They’re underqualified but diligent. Do you accept the spot?

You receive leaked exam papers the night before a life‑defining test. If you report it, the exam will be cancelled for everyone. What do you do?

A donor will fund a new library only if the school adopts their ideologically skewed ‘civics’ curriculum. Do you accept the money?

A beloved teacher admits they falsified grades years ago to help disadvantaged students reach university. Exposing them will strip degrees from alumni. Do you reveal it?

You discover your child’s scholarship was awarded due to a clerical error; the intended recipient is from a struggling family. Reporting it will forfeit your child’s place. Do you speak up?

You discover your star student has been cheating in subtle, brilliant ways that also improved the school’s academic standing. Do you fail them?

You discover your favourite teacher committed a serious crime years ago but has since changed their life completely. Do you expose them?

You uncover that a respected scientist faked their research results. Exposing them could undo years of beneficial policy changes. Do you reveal the fraud?

A wealthy parent offers a donation in exchange for their child’s admission. Do you accept?

You discover a teacher grades unfairly based on personal bias. Do you speak up?

A friend fakes their income to get a scholarship. Do you expose them?

You catch a student cheating during an important exam. Do you report them?

A beloved teacher used an offensive term in a private message that was leaked. Reporting them could end a career; staying silent may normalise harm. Do you escalate or handle it privately?

Your teenager admits they bought an essay online. Reporting it could get them suspended; keeping quiet teaches the wrong lesson. Do you inform the school or handle it at home?