Can you still be in charge if you don’t enforce your authority?

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This is a tricky question but a necessary one. Most of the systems we operate under are based on the premise that there is someone in charge — and that the someone in charge must be obeyed, treated with respect, and protected in their authority. I have been working to reform disciplinary systems inside of the school district for 4 years now, and I see this all the time. It is…