Questionable Business Deals Renew Interest in Ethics Codes

It’s straight out of School Leadership 101: Public school officials should not receive personal benefits from companies that sell to their districts.

But, just as in private industry, where scandals have led to reviews of ethics rules, publicity about school officials who may have crossed ethical boundaries is renewing attention to such precepts.

Most recently, questions have been raised about connections between André J. Hornsby, the chief executive officer of the Prince George’s County, Md., system, and two companies that have made substantial sales of technology...

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