1. The behaviors that violate standards in the Educator Code of Ethics are: - Misuse of public funds for personal gain - Spreading unverified or false information about a colleague 2. The standards that were violated include: - Standard VII: Compensation - Standard IX: Professional Conduct - Standard X: Public Funds and Property Mr. Moore violated the standard of Professional Conduct by taking some of the breakfast fundraiser money for his personal use. This constitutes a misuse of public funds, which violates the standard of Public Funds and Property. Mrs. Sumner violated the standard of Professional Conduct and Public Funds and Property by spreading unverified information about Mr. Moore pocketing the money and also making assumptions about his expensive new car. 3. Mr. Moore should have handled the situation differently by not taking the breakfast fundraiser money for his personal use. Mrs. Sumner should have handled the situation differently by not spreading unverified information about Mr. Moore and by refraining from making assumptions about his personal finances. If they had communicated with each other to clarify the situation before making accusations or spreading rumors, the violation of the Code of Ethics could have been avoided