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“A teacher making comments ‘out of school’ is not following protocol.”

The policy is considered more of a guideline, however, since there is no legal penalty for not following it.

“Some organizations out there have ‘mandated’ something, but if most of your organization is not following that mandate, then there is not too much you can do to enforce it,” said Julie Whelan, head of research into workplace trends for CBRE.

We’re on FaceTime and he shows me scars on his neck and arms, which he says are the result of not following the gang’s orders properly.

Following the news of her brother's death, Madonna took to Instagram to express her grief, writing, “He was the closest human to me for so long . . . It's hard to explain our bond. But it grew out of an understanding that we were different and society was going to give us a hard time for not following the status quo. We took each other’s hands and we danced through the madness of our childhood.”