Academia Role-Play:

Sex Ed: Mediation

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Price range: $0.00 through $6.50

Authors: Bruno Verdini, Diana Degnan, Gabrielle Finear, and Kiara Wahnschafft

Sex Ed is a 2-hour, 5 party mediation simulation in which a parent and a public school clash over a new Sexuality Education curriculum, challenging participants to navigate deeply held cultural, religious, and legal values — and the shifting power dynamics across courts, politics, and public opinion — without asking anyone to compromise their core beliefs.

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Please note: you must order a copy (a.k.a. license/usage fee) for every person participating in the simulation in your course. This simulation has multiple roles, so you will be unable to complete your purchase without meeting the minimum quantity requirement of copies per role.

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You may order this role simulation in either soft copy (electronic) or hard copy (paper) format. If you select the soft copy option, you will receive an e-mail with a URL (website address) from which you may download an electronic file in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. You will have one week to download your materials from when you receive the email. You are then only authorized to use, print, or share the materials as many times as the number of copies you purchase. The TNRC charges for use of this simulation on a per-participant basis. Therefore, you must purchase a separate copy of this simulation for each person who will be participating, regardless of the number of roles in the simulation. You will only receive a link to one electronic file, which includes all general instructions, confidential instructions, and any teaching notes for the simulation. You should separate out the instructions before distributing to participants.

If you select the hard copy option, you will receive paper copies of this role simulation via the shipping method you select.

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Ordering a single copy for review

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Ordering copies for multiple participants

To order multiple copies of a role simulation for use in a course or workshop, simply enter the total number of participants in the box next to “Quantity.” There is no need to calculate how many of each role is required.

If you are ordering hard copies, the Teaching Negotiation Resource Center will calculate the appropriate numbers of each role to provide, based on the total number of participants. For example, if you wish to order a 2-party role simulation for use with a class of 30 students, you would enter “30” in the box next to “Quantity.” You then would receive 15 copies of one role and 15 copies of the other role, for use with your 30 participants. As another example, if you ordered 30 participant copies of a 6-party role simulation, you would receive 5 copies of each role.

In the event that the number of participant copies you order is not evenly divisible by the number of roles in the simulation, you will receive extra copies of one or more roles. Participants receiving the extra roles may partner with other participants playing the same role, thus negotiating as a team. So, for instance, if you ordered 31 copies of a 2-party role simulation, you would receive 15 copies of the first role and 16 copies of the second role. One of the participants playing the second role would partner with another participant playing that same role, and the two would negotiate as a team.

Bulk Pricing Discount

For bulk orders, we offer the following pricing discounts. Please note that these only apply to bulk orders of the same simulation.

  • Between 100-250 copies – 10% discount
  • Between 251-500 copies – 25% discount
  • More than 500 copies – 50% discount
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SCENARIO:

At Dewi Elementary School in Cireboon, a new sexuality education curriculum is being introduced to children in kindergarten through third grade. The curriculum covers topics including the human body, relationships, communication, sexual behavior, sexual health, and society. E. Khan, the parent of five-year-old Zahra and seven-year-old Inaya, objects after discovering materials that Khan considers sexually explicit and inappropriate for young children. Khan asks the school to provide advance notice of sensitive lessons and allow the children to opt out, arguing that parents should determine when and how their children are introduced to these subjects.

Principal S. Marjan denies the request, asserting that regional law requires comprehensive health and sexuality education and does not provide for parental notification or exemptions. After Khan refuses to leave the school following an unsuccessful meeting, Marjan calls the police, and Khan is arrested for trespassing. The dispute gains widespread public and political attention, leading Khan—represented by the nonprofit Wise Education—to sue the school district. Although a lower court rules in favor of Dewi Elementary, Khan appeals, and the parties are directed to mediation. The central conflict involves balancing parental and religious rights, the school’s authority and legal obligations, the curriculum’s educational and scientific goals, and the need to protect the children and preserve a workable relationship between the family and the school.

MATERIALS: 

  • Teaching Notes
  • General Information
  • Confidential Instructions for E. Khan, Zahra’s and Inaya’s Parent
  • Confidential Instructions for L. Wang, the Attorney for Wise Education a Nonprofit Organization
  • Confidential Instructions for M. Guinto, the Attorney for the Cireboon Public School District
  • Confidential Instructions for S. Marjan, the Dewi Elementary School Principal
  • Confidential Instructions for the F. Thakur, the Court-Appointed Mediator

MAJOR LESSONS:

  • Legitimacy is an ecosystem, not a single objective standard
  • BATNAs and power shifts across arenas
  • The negotiation within each side is as important as the negotiation across the table
  • Constituencies outside the room shape what is possible inside it
  • Process choices are substantive choices

Sex Ed: Mediation Attributes

Time required: 2 hours
Numbers of participants: 5
Scoreable: No
Teaching Notes Available: Yes
Neutral third party present: No
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