Who should I choose?
About four months ago a school district offered me a contract for September. I did preliminary paperword but I didn't sign a contract and when I tried to call for clarification, I received no response. As a result, I signed a preliminary contract with another district and am getting ready to finalize the paperwork. Now, the first district called and asked me to come in and finalize THEIR paperwork. I'm really all about what is ethical. However, I'm not sure what should I do. The first district I guess was counting on me but I signed actually paperwork with the second district. What would be ethical?
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I think the ethical thing would be to decide which you would rather work for, and sign the final paperwork with that district. You should also come clean to both about the mistake.
Preliminary papers are just that. You don't owe them anything. Choose what you deem the better school district to work for.
The ethical thing, I suppose, is to honor the contract you signed. In my opinion you did the right thing by looking at a second school district when the first one did not respond to your call.
Explain that their inaction cost them a hire, you can't be expected to hold open a position for them if they can't even respond to your questions in a timely manner.
If you signed paperwork for the second district -- you should go there. You attempted to contact the first district.
Hopefully you have dates when you attempted to call and can provide them. Their loss for not giving you enough information and not being available for any calls or questions.
If you signed paperwork with the second district, you are bound to them by contract. (In other words, they could sue you for breach of contract) If you signed paperwork from both districts, you may have problems unless one is willing to release you from your obligation. They probably will, but ethically it was poor form to sign with the second one until you were sure about your situation with the first one.
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