A student at a local elementary school recently returned from a trip to a region of the world where there is a plague of a dreaded disease called the "Crazy Curse." According to medical doctors,the odds of this student infecting fellow classmates with this disease are "lower than zero." However,many parents have asked the school to disclose whether this student did in fact travel to the region where the "Crazy Curse" is spreading rapidly.
School authorities know that,if they make such a disclosure,the student will be ostracized and many parents will refuse to send their children to school.As a result,the school is considering various options,including making an announcement that "the student in question did not travel" to the region where the Crazy Curse is spreading.
a. What actions should the school consider?
b. What action do you recommend?
c. Is your decision consistent with deontology?
d. Is your decision consistent with consequentialism?

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The Answer is Deontology precludes ever lying,even if the ends arguably seem to justify the means.Consequentialism must take into account all benefits and costs,including reputational harm and the loss of credibility regarding all future pronouncements and warnings that will occur in the future if the school is caught lying in the future.

A Student at a Local Elementary School Recently Returned from a Trip