Mr. Coldridge Snow, an 8th grade teacher, has taught for your school for almost 19 years.
You have been appointed the Principal of the Middle School, and just discovered that Mr. Snow does not have a teaching degree or teaching credentials. after one year as an undergraduate. However, Mr. Snow is, by every measure, one of the very best, most respected, and most reliable teachers in your school. Last year, Mr. Snow was voted "Most Valuable Faculty Member" by the other faculty members.
No one (to your knowledge) knows about Mr. Snow's background except for you and Mr. Snow. Mr. Snow doesn't know that you know. You stumbled across this information while cleaning out very old records from your office. It seems that when Mr. Snow was hired, his father was the president of the school board.
Should you expose Mr. Snow or allow the deception to continue? Would your judgment change if Mr. Snow were not outstanding but merely average? Would your decision change if you knew Mr. Snow was to retire with a full pension in only one and a half more years?