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& Cameron HausemancaWestern University, bUniversity of British Columbia, c University of Manitoba  \nAbstract  \nThis case study focuses on emotionally draining situations for school leaders in the context of work intensification. Specifically, this study draws upon real-life reports from Canadian studies to present a fictitious scenario. This case depicts a high school principal who must simultaneously deal with student discipline, interact with parents, conduct classroom walk-throughs, complete tasks associated with being an instructional leader, and work with teachers—to name a few. Readers are encouraged to connect research to practice through several teaching activities that include: a jigsaw discussion approach, a think-pair-share approach, a forum theatre approach, and a pro and con grid approach.  \nKeywords: school leadership, student discipline, emotional exhaustion, well-being, work-life balance, work intensification  \nCase Narrative  \nKatelyn Saunders sat at her office desk rummaging through her purse. She was looking for something to alleviate her pounding headache and, locating her well-worn bottle of ibuprofen. She then looked at the time on her phone. It was 10:30 a.m. on the last Sunday morning of October. With a jolt, she thought,“Where does the time go?”  \nKatelyn frantically began filling out yet another incident report—this time on student bullying—for the next meeting at the school board office. The incident took place the previous Monday, but it had taken her most of the remaining week to investigate. A student in her school was being bullied on social media. The perpetrators were both students enrolled in the school and others located outside the school community. The investigation was especially complicated because it was difficult to identify all the parties involved. She had contacted the police, who would continue to be involved; given that the cyberbullying incidents were virtual, the question of how involved the school should be was a grey area. On that particular Monday, some students in the school had also used intimidation and humiliation tactics toward the victim on the school grounds—a reason for school action.  \nFeeling overwhelmed, she remembered to breathe deeply—a coping mechanism she had learned in her meditation classes. She did not want the increase in her heart rate and blood pressure to be recorded on the monitoring device her doctor had made her wear. She breathed in and out, trying to help her body cope with the stress of filling out these reports, which was time-consuming and emotionally draining. She closed her eyes and remembered that she was supposed to pick up an air mattress on her way home, as her sister-in-law was coming to stay on Wednesday. She added it to her to-do list, which already filled a scrap piece of printer paper. She exhaled heavily.  \nIn addition to completing her due diligence for the bullying case, Katelyn also needed to send the district school board the school enrolment numbers by October 31; these numbers would influence staffing decisions for the following year and, because her student population was changing, she was concerned  \nthat there would not be enough full-time equivalent teaching positions to meet student needs. Her large high school was on the border of the neighbouring schooling zone, and there was a small but significant number of students who seemed to travel between these boundaries within the school year. Her school was always competing for students in the fall so that the overall number of students would remain quite high regardless of whether the numbers dropped or increased throughout the year. The higher, the better—more students meant more funding.  \nShe started to rub her chest as she felt her heartburn starting. Her doctor had told her that, in addition to her heart palpitations, her daily stress levels were negatively impacting her di","cbCaicPj6OUQw0Ez","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicPj6OUQw0Ez","pdf",320319,"English","# Abstract\n# Case Narrative\n## Student bullying and investigative pressures\n## Health stress responses and coping strategies\n## Administrative deadlines and staffing concerns\n## Instructional leadership challenges","[{\"question\":\"What emotionally draining situation does the principal face first in the case narrative?\",\"answer\":\"The principal, Katelyn Saunders, investigates a student bullying incident involving social media harassment and intimidation tactics that occur both online and on school grounds.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is the bullying investigation described as especially complicated?\",\"answer\":\"Identifying all parties involved is difficult because cyberbullying occurs virtually and includes perpetrators inside and outside the school community, creating ambiguity about how much the school should be involved.\"},{\"question\":\"What other major responsibilities intensify Katelyn’s stress beyond the bullying case?\",\"answer\":\"She must submit district school enrolment numbers by October 31, prepare for a monthly teacher staff meeting, and handle the expectations of being an instructional leader despite limited meaningful instructional-focused time.\"}]","Proactively Mitigating School Leaders’ Emotionally Draining Situations | PDF",1792083759,23]