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Flashpoint: De-escalation and Prevention Planning at Eastbrook Unified School District

Two teachers fought in front of students. It wasn't isolated. It was the visible rupture of a culture that's been rotting for three years.

Duration

100 min

Difficulty

Advanced

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Company Size

Large (500-5000)

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Organizational Background

Eastbrook is a 1,800-employee school district serving a diverse urban community. Staff shortages, post-pandemic burnout, an absentee superintendent, and a culture of conflict avoidance at the administrative level have created conditions where interpersonal hostility has gone unaddressed for years. The two teachers involved had a documented conflict history. Three supervisors knew. No one intervened. The district has now contracted an OD psychologist under public pressure. The school board wants answers. The union wants protection for its members. The community wants accountability. Nobody agrees on what happened or why.

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Learning Objectives

Conduct a systemic root cause analysis following a workplace violence incident
Identify organizational conditions that enable interpersonal violence to escalate
Design a comprehensive prevention framework for a complex public sector organization
Navigate multi-stakeholder accountability processes with competing interests
Develop trauma-informed support for witnesses and bystanders

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